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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

Distribution and habitat of Helicarion rubicundus (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a rare land snail.

Papers & Reports

Summary

Distribution records and details of habitat are provided for Helicarion rubicundus, a land snail. This was known from one location. It was found to occur through much of the wet forest on Forestier Peninsula but to be rare within suitable habitat on Tasman Peninsula.

 

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Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library

Acknowledgement of Country

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.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.