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#Environment

Adult Mutton Bird held in gloves

The Mutton Birds of Bass Strait (1956)

The Mutton Bird (Puffinus tenuirostris) has been the basis of a successful, if little-known, Tasmanian industry for more than a century. Each year millions of fledglings are harvested for their carcasses and oil.

Close up of rabbit in dry grass

War against the rabbit (1954)

The story of one farmer and how he seeks the help of the Victorian Department of Lands and Survey in controlling rabbits.

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