Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Silver Gull, Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the Metallic Skink, White's Skink, White-lipped Snake, Lowland Copperhead and Tiger Snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the Tasmanian Pademelon and the introduced House Mouse, as well as feral cats.
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