Did you know??????

• Tasmania is the only state in Australia where you can get a licence to produce opium poppies.
• Tasmania produces 40% of the world's requirements of opium poppies. Used in medicine.
• Tasmania produces 60% of the world's requirements of pyrethrum. Used in pesticides.
• Tasmania's state floral emblem is the Blue Gum flower.
• There is no such thing as Tasmanian Oak. It is actually Blue gum.
• Biggest trout caught in Tasmania was 26.5 pounds.
• There are no koalas in the wild in Tasmania.
• There are no kangaroos in the wild in Tasmania. They do have wallabies
• The smallest wallaby found in Tasmania is the Paddy melon - these are approximately knee height.
• The facial cancer that is an epidemic in the Tasmanian Devils has wiped out 50% of the population.