Biosecurity Tasmania

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🐦 Calling all bird owners. Help protect Tasmania's pet and domestic birds.Whether you own parrots, budgies, canaries, pi...
09/09/2026

🐦 Calling all bird owners. Help protect Tasmania's pet and domestic birds.

Whether you own parrots, budgies, canaries, pigeons, poultry kept as pets, or other domestic birds, registering your birds is a simple way to stay informed and prepared.

By registering, you'll receive important updates and practical advice about H5 bird flu and any measures that may affect bird owners in Tasmania.

✅ Get timely alerts and advice

✅ Stay up to date about local risks and response activities

✅ Find practical guidance to help protect your birds

✅ Play your part in strengthening Tasmania’s biosecurity

Registering your birds also helps us plan and respond more effectively, helping to minimise impacts on bird owners and communities now that H5 bird flu has been detected in Tasmania.

📋 Register your birds here: https://forms.biosecurity.tas.gov.au/forms/v1-register-domestic-birds

Together, we can help protect the health and wellbeing of Tasmania's pet and domestic birds.

🦅 H5 bird flu updateH5 bird flu has been detected in three new locations in Tasmania. A greater crested tern on Flinders...
09/09/2026

🦅 H5 bird flu update

H5 bird flu has been detected in three new locations in Tasmania.

A greater crested tern on Flinders Island has tested positive to H5 bird flu. This is the first detection on the island.

A forest raven has tested positive to H5 bird flu in Mawbanna in the North West and a peregrine falcon in Pipers River in the North of the State.

H5 bird flu has been detected previously in all three bird species.

The number of H5 bird flu events in the state is now 33.

As Tasmania moves into longer-term response and surveillance actions, NRE Tas will move away from reporting on every individual positive test result, instead future updates will focus on reporting new localities where H5 bird flu has been detected.

There are no mass mortalities and no detection in Tasmanian poultry. Chicken and eggs remain safe to eat.

Pet owners play a role in helping prevent the spread of H5 bird flu by keeping cats indoors or in enclosures, keeping dogs away from sick or dead wildlife, and preventing contact between wild birds and domestic birds or poultry.

Community reporting is helping support Tasmania's response efforts.

If you see sick or dead birds or other wildlife:

✅Avoid contact
✅Record what you see and where you saw it
✅Report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888

✅Check current advice at www.nre.tas.gov.au/birdflu

Do you know a biosecurity hero in the making? 🌱🔎🐛The Youth Biosecurity Hub has ready-made materials tailored for primary...
09/09/2026

Do you know a biosecurity hero in the making? 🌱🔎🐛

The Youth Biosecurity Hub has ready-made materials tailored for primary and high school students.

Explore key biosecurity concepts through interactive activities and engage students with real-world examples.

Empower young people to take action and become biosecurity champions.

Whether it’s protecting Australia’s precious wildlife, safeguarding agricultural industries, or ensuring future food security, we all have a role to play.

Learn more: https://biotraininghub.com.au/youth-biosecurity/

Check your farms and gardens for weeds in Spring 👀Longer days and warmer weather bring fresh growth, but they also bring...
07/09/2026

Check your farms and gardens for weeds in Spring 👀

Longer days and warmer weather bring fresh growth, but they also bring increased biosecurity risks!

Seeds, soil, weeds and diseases can easily be moved within sites and from one site to another on boots, vehicles, machinery and equipment.

Biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility. Help stop the spread of weeds on your property and to other properties and areas.

🥾 Clean your boots, vehicles, machinery and equipment before entering a new property or area

🌱 Source your seeds and plants from trusted suppliers

🔍 Learn how to spot and manage weeds on your property.

Visit our website to get started: https://nre.tas.gov.au/weeds

Image: Paterson's curse (credit: Adam Muyt)

Tasmanian Beekeepers – Spring is here! 🐝🌷With the arrival of spring, bee hives across Tasmania are buzzing with activity...
04/09/2026

Tasmanian Beekeepers – Spring is here! 🐝🌷

With the arrival of spring, bee hives across Tasmania are buzzing with activity.

As honey bee brood production surges, now is the perfect time for beekeepers to check their hives for pests and diseases such as American foulbrood and varroa mite.

Not only is regular monitoring key to early pest and disease detection, but it also provides beekeepers with opportunities to prevent swarming.

While swarming is a natural behaviour of honey bees, swarming has the potential to spread pests and diseases.

It is the responsibility of the beekeeper to minimise swarming by providing plenty of space for the bee population to expand.

If you have collected a swarm, avoid mixing it in with existing hives until it has been assessed. If the swarm was found in close proximity to a port, airport or freight depot, report the swarm to Biosecurity Tasmania so that a sample can be collected for diagnostics.

Learn more about bee biosecurity: https://nre.tas.gov.au/bees

Tasmanian Beekeepers Association

Do you own a dog or have contact with dogs? Be aware of Hydatid Disease.Dogs can get Hydatid Disease from eating raw ani...
02/09/2026

Do you own a dog or have contact with dogs? Be aware of Hydatid Disease.

Dogs can get Hydatid Disease from eating raw animal organs (offal). It doesn’t harm dogs, but it can make people very sick and can even be fatal.

People can get infected with hydatid tapeworm eggs via hand-to-mouth transfer after touching dogs, or items with dog poo on them, such as beds, bowls and toys.

Remember:
Never feed raw animal organs (offal) to dogs (‘offal’ includes liver, heart, kidneys, lungs, guts and brain)
Worm dogs at least every 3 months (wormer must contain ‘praziquantel’)
Wash your hands after touching dogs

Hydatid disease in humans is very rare in Tasmania these days, but it took a 30-year campaign to reach that point. Let’s keep it that way!

For more information talk to your vet or visit our website: https://nre.tas.gov.au/hydatid

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134 Macquarie Street
Hobart, TAS
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