Email Your Local Tasmanian Election Candidates
Tell your local election candidates to protect lutruwita / Tasmania’s spectacular natural places and iconic wildlife from invasive species.
Tasmania is home to some of the most spectacular natural places in Australia. It has the potential to become a wildlife revival hub free from invasive species, however, it’s threatened by an explosion of feral plants and animals.
Feral deer are trampling the World Heritage Area and places like Bruny Island and the Freycinet Peninsula. Without serious action, it’s estimated that the population could exceed one million by 2050.
Feral and roaming pet cats are hunting and killing endangered wildlife and dense thickets of gorse are crowding out native vegetation and increasing bushfire risk.
Invasive species are Australia’s leading cause of animal extinction and degrade almost every world heritage site and national park in Australia.
But, with a state election in March, we can spark change that works for nature in Tasmania, not against it.
We have written a list of key policy asks, detailing exactly what the next government needs to do to stamp out some of the worst invasive species impacts across the state — from setting an ambitious goal of no new extinctions in Tasmania to overturning the protected status of feral deer.
These asks are a roadmap to protecting the state from the on-going devastation of our natural environment and extinction of our native wildlife. We’ll only be able to turn them into promises if every key election candidate hears about them from you!
The only way we’re going to get the next government to tackle invasive species is if voters like you, write to your local candidates demanding policies that make a difference.
Writing a personal email is one of the most powerful actions you can take. Not only that, it’s easy! You don’t have to be an expert, or need a lot of time.
Simply download our writing kit and we’ll guide you through writing an email and sending it to your local electoral candidates.
This may look a bit different to other letter writing campaigns you have seen – that’s because sending an email from your own email address is powerful. We know from experience that when political candidates receive personal emails from people like you, they take it seriously. So please complete the form to get your writing kit and send a message now!
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Thank you to the over 500 people who emailed their local NSW state election candidates calling for change to protect nature! Your emails had a BIG impact over course of the campaign.
If you’re still keen to have even more impact, you can find all of our current campaigns via our Take Action page.