Forsyth Island
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History
Matthew Flinders reported large numbers of fur seals on the island in 1798. Sealers came to the island, which they called Penguin Island, early in the 19th century. At least one was living there in December 1830, with a number of Aboriginal women, when Robinson paid a visit.[5]
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin (147,000 pairs), short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Recorded mammals are the swamp rat and a species of small mouse. Reptiles present include the eastern blue-tongued lizard and tiger snake.[3]
See also
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References
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