Wildlife watching is will be at the heart of our Tasmanian experience. Here is a list of the 15 mammals that we most want to see, compiled before the start of the trip. We will update the list with details of our first siting of each species.
Below this table is a second one, which will include details of any other mammals we see.
Species |
First sighting |
Notes |
|
When | Where | ||
Australian Fur Seal | 4 December | Iles des Phoques | Visited Iles des Phoques on the Maria Island cruise |
Bennett’s Wallaby | 8 November | Bruny Island | Common throughout Tasmania. Seen everywhere, including lots of roadkill. |
Bennett’s Wallaby (white morph) | 11 November | Bruny Island | Uncommon – you have to know where on Bruny they hang out |
Common Brushtail Possum | 8 November | Bruny Island | Seen on road on a night drive. Roadkill possums seen across Tasmanian |
Common Wombat (aka The King of Cubes) | 18 November | Pumphouse Point (Lake St Clair) | Less common than expected. |
Eastern Quoll | 9 November | Bruny Island | Seen on road on a night drive |
Echidna | 8 November | Bruny Island | Surprisingly common throughout Tasmania, easily seen by roadside when driving |
Forrester Kangaroo | 29 November | Narawntapu NP | Can only be seen in National Parks |
Humpback Whale | Our trip was a bit too late – whales had moved south for the summer | ||
Platypus | 8 November | Hobart Rivulet Boulder Trap | Two platypus seen on our first full day in Tassie! Eight seen in total (four pairs) |
Southern Right Whale | Our trip was a bit too late – whales had moved south for the summer | ||
Spotted-tail Quoll | 24 November | Mountain Valley Retreat | Came to feeding area that had been baited for Devils |
Sugar Glider | Seen in captivity at Bonorong Sanctuary | ||
Tasmanian Devil | 23 November | Mountain Valley retreat | Baited feeding of wild Devils |
Tasmanian Pademelon | 8 November | Bruny Island | Common throughout Tasmania. Seen everywhere, including lots of roadkill. |
And here’s a listing of the other mammals we’ve seen:
Species |
First sighting |
Notes |
|
When | Where | ||
Grey-headed Flying Fox | 6 November | Centennial Park, Sydney | |
Dolphin | 19 November | Bennet Island cruise | |
Bat | 6 December | Flinders Island – see blog! | Species unknown |