Trefoil Island

Trefoil Island

Trefoil Island is an island with an area of 115.79 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania’s most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait. It is owned by the Trefoil Island Aboriginal Cooperative and is home to an estimated 1.5 million breeding pairs of Short-tailed Shearwaters, which are subject to annual muttonbirding activities.

Fauna

Apart from the Short-tailed Shearwaters, breeding seabird and shorebird species include Little Penguin, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Pied Oystercatcher. The Cape Barren Goose also breeds on the island. Reptiles include Metallic Skink and the introduced Tiger Snake.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]

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