00:02Native orchids are a sought after subject for photographers.
00:06Well they're very variable but they're also really cryptic
00:08and so you have to really know your landscape and your place
00:11so it's like a special discovery.
00:14More than 200 orchid species occur in Tasmania,
00:1877 are listed as threatened.
00:22Photographing them can add further pressure.
00:24It's not the visit of one person,
00:26it's the visit of multiple people to the same place
00:29and I think social media plays a big role in this,
00:32particularly where we post photos.
00:34There are ways to reduce that impact.
00:36People out snapping orchids are encouraged to stay on formed tracks,
00:40avoid repeated visits to the same place
00:42and not to visit or share the locations where threatened species are growing.
00:47Despite the risks it poses, interest from photographers can help conservation efforts.
00:53It's very hard to encourage people to act if they don't understand what's there
00:56or how they can be part of things.
01:00I think you have to fall in love with something before you want to make an effort
01:03to do something to conserve it.
01:07Scientists in Hobart have been perfecting the methods of growing orchids.
01:12One they've had success with is the golfer's leek orchid,
01:16a critically endangered species endemic to the Tasmanian midlands.
01:20It's hoped these seedlings will be planted out in the wild within about two years.
01:26One of these executives will likely be planted in the wildusters.
01:28What happened?
01:32The study has passed away to the wild and true.
01:32The study was activated in the wildfire.
