National Threatened Species Day 2008

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[created on 02/09/2008]


National Threatened Species Day (NTSD) is held on 7 September each year - commemorating the death of the last Tasmanian tiger at Hobart Zoo in 1936.

Events are held nationally throughout September - Biodiversity Month. Recipients of Round 11 of the TSN Community Grants will also be announced on 7 September.

Australia's landscapes and species have been severely impacted by over 200 years of habitat loss and fragmentation. The impacts of land development, introduced plants and animals, grazing, salinity, changed fire regimes, pollution, and a changing climate all place additional pressure on our threatened species and their shrinking habitats.

For 18 years TSN has worked with a range of community groups to protect and manage threatened species and their habitats.
Spotted-tailed quoll or Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in South-West Victoria, Australia. / ©: Frédy Mercay / WWF
Spotted-tailed quoll or Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in South-West Victoria, Australia.
© Frédy Mercay / WWF
Flatback turtle hatchling. / ©: Kath Howard / WWF-Aus
Flatback turtle hatchling.
© Kath Howard / WWF-Aus