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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

Distribution of the Western paragalaxias (Paragalaxias julianus) (Pisces: Galaxiidae) on the Western Central Plateau, Tasmania

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Summary

The known distribution ofthe rare Tasmanian endemic fish species Western (Paragalaxias julianus McDowell & Fulton, 1978) is extended from 17 to 63 sites restricted to the Tasmanian Central Plateau in a region known as the Western Lakes in the World Heritage Area. The was found in catchments, some lakes where it had not previously been recorded and from a wider range of habitat types than previously described.

 

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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.