Australia is known for her unique wildlife and the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish is no exception. | Animal Planet

6.2K views · 306 reactions | Giant Freshwater Crayfish expert Todd Walsh joined in BioBlitz 2016 to show us some of these incredible creatures. Found only in NW Tasmania, the Giant Freshwater Crayfish is the largest of its kind on the planet, and some beauties, like the blue ones found today, are found only in one particularly river. Unfortunately their habitat is threatened by siltation caused by logging of the forests surrounding their river homes. | Bob Brown Foundation | Facebook

The clock is ticking for the Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, experts say: http://ab.co/2yAwg6p | ABC News

It’s hard to believe that this menacing-looking creature, armed with bone-crushing pincers and a rugged exoskeleton, would ever have difficulty defending itself. Known to grow to the size of a small dog and live to 40 years old, the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish (also known as the giant lobster) is the largest of its kind in the entire world, but it's under immediate threat. The normally pristine streams it calls home are being polluted by sediment runoff from logging. The Government is no

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