Tasmania's muttonbirds - and muttonbirders - face uncertain future
- Author
- SBS Audio
- Published
- Thu 27 Mar 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/tasmanias-muttonbirds-and-muttonbirders-face-uncertain-future/i2jcu8265
For thousands of years, Aboriginal people in Tasmania have harvested yula, also known as muttonbirds, a short-tailed shearwater. The harvest is one of the oldest cultural practices for Tasmanian Aboriginal people. But as another season is looming, it's facing a number of threats.
