Sterile Island
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Sterile Island is a 3.68 ha island game reserve in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Actaeon Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland.[1][2]
[edit] Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Little Penguin, Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. European Rabbits occur on the island. The Metallic Skink is present.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
- ^ Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002, archived from the original on 2006-08-22, http://web.archive.org/web/20060822190600/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/IslandCare/southern_islands.pdf, retrieved 2006-07-20
Coordinates: 43°33′S 146°59′E / 43.55°S 146.983°E
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