Doughboy Island (Tasmania)
The Doughboy Island, part of the Tin Kettle Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 30-hectare (74-acre) unpopulated mainly granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.
The island has been devastated by irresponsible farming practices and fire.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.
See also
References
- ^ "Doughboy Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ 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
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