Editing Hobart (section)

===Ecology===
[[File:Richea scoparia (23098905232).jpg|thumb|''[[Richea scoparia]]'' flowering on kunanyi / Mount Wellington]]
Hobart is located on the edge of the [[Tasmanian South East]] and [[Tasmanian Southern Ranges]] [[IBRA]] bioregions as well as being surrounded by parts of the [[South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area]] (such as the [[Meehan Range|Meehan]] and [[Wellington Range]]s) which provide important habitat for [[List of birds of Tasmania|Tasmanian birds]]. The [[East Risdon State Reserve]] contains the wattles [[Acacia derwentiana|Derwent cascade]] and ''[[Acacia riceana]]'', as well as the rare or endangered [[Eucalyptus risdonii|Risdon peppermint]] and ''[[Eucalyptus morrisbyi]]''. Other local plant species like [[Eucalyptus cordata|heartleaf silver gum]] and the abundant [[Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus|blue gum]] are also planted horticulturally, while many exotic species were planted as a result of aesthetic preferences from British colonisation. [[Eucalyptus amygdalina|Black peppermint]], [[Eucalyptus tenuiramis|silver peppermint]], [[Acacia dealbata|blue wattle]], [[Acacia melanoxylon|blackwood]], [[Allocasuarina verticillata|drooping sheoak]] and [[Exocarpos cupressiformis|cherry ballart]] are another common woodland combination.

[[Threatened species]] of wildlife found in Hobart include the [[swift parrot]], [[grey goshawk]], [[Tasmanian masked owl]], [[eastern barred bandicoot]] and [[eastern quoll]]. These amount to 11 species of fauna, 10 of flora and 4 vegetation communities. 5 of the threatened species are [[endemic]] to Hobart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Threatened species |url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/City-services/Environment/Threatened-species |website=City of Hobart |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> A common sight within the city are [[Tasmanian pademelon|pademelons]] and [[Notamacropus rufogriseus|wallabies]], and the [[Hobart Rivulet]] is home to [[platypuses]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Help protect our platypuses |url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/City-services/Environment/Help-protect-our-platypuses |website=City of Hobart |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> Wildlife groups and road safety advocates have highlighted the role of slower speeds in reducing urban roadkill and traffic injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=What can I do? |url=https://www.bonorong.com.au/what-can-i-do |website=Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref>

While parts of [[kunanyi|kunanyi / Mt Wellington]] have been cleared in the past (and species like [[celery top pine]] were allegedly present), stands of [[Tasmanian temperate forests|old-growth]] [[Eucalyptus viminalis|white gums]] accompanied by giant [[Eucalyptus obliqua|stringybarks]] (such as the [[Eucalyptus delegatensis|Octopus tree]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Octopus Tree |url=https://listthemountain.org/living-wonders/octopus-tree |website=List the Mountain |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> remain there. A rare patch of non-[[sclerophyll]] [[Tasmanian rainforest]] dominated by [[Nothofagus cunninghamii|myrtle beech]] and [[Atherosperma|blackheart sassafras]] is located near [[Collinsvale, Tasmania|Collinsvale]]. A famous tree within the [[Hobart City Centre|city of Hobart]] is the [[Anglesea Barracks]] blue gum which may have been a seedling before the [[History of Hobart|colonial era]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cutting |first1=Lucie |title=In a quirky artefact of past practice, this Anglesea Barracks blue gum was filled with concrete |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-09/blue-gum-at-anglesea-barracks-concrete-heart/102559148 |access-date=23 June 2024 |agency=ABC News |date=9 July 2023}}</ref>