Conservation Status and Threats
The Tasmanian Nativehen is currently classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN. Although there is a healthy population size and no significant falls have been measured, there is concern about the recent introduction of the red fox to Tasmania and the possible impact that it will have on this and other species.
As of 15 August 2007, the Tasmanian Nativehen was listed as protected under Tasmanian legislation. Prior to this the Tasmanian Nativehen was one of only four native birds that had no legal protection outside national parks and other reserves in the state of Tasmania—the last of Tasmania's 12 endemic bird species with this dubious status. The three remaining unprotected native species are the Forest Raven, the Great Cormorant, and the Little Pied Cormorant. All other native Tasmanian birds are listed as protected under the state's Nature Conservation Act 2002.
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