Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
This paper presents a summary of 46 recent whale strandings involving 13 species and 497 animals, as well as six strandings not included in the previous summary by Guiler (1978). Two new species are added to the 22 previously recorded for Tasmania. Details of rescue operations, including an evaluation of current procedures, are given. Causes of the stranding phenomenon are discussed with particular reference to events in Tasmania.
Results of pathological examinations are given, together with analyses of heavy metal and pesticide residue in tissues.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
