Hobbs Island (Tasmania)

Hobbs Island, also known as Green Island, is an island with an area of 9.73 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Trumpeter Islets Group, lying close to the southern end of the western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). "Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features". Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Little Penguin (11,000 pairs), Short-tailed Shearwater (11,000 pairs), Pacific Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Pied Oystercatcher. The Rakali has been recorded from the island. The Tasmanian Tree Skink is present.

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