Tasmanian Devils reintroduced into Australian wild

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Source: BBC

Tasmanian Devils reintroduced into Australian wild

5 October 2020

Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced into the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.

Conservation groups released 26 of the mammals into a large sanctuary in Barrington Tops, north of Sydney.

It's thought that packs of dingoes helped eradicate them on the mainland.

There are still some on the island state of Tasmania but their numbers have dwindled over the past two decades.

The Tasmanian devil, classified as endangered, gets its name from its high-pitch squeal and is renowned for fighting over access to animal carcases, which it grinds with the bone-crushing force of its jaws.

Animal experts say they pose no threat to humans or agriculture.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54417343


The Tasmanian devil is classified as endangered (BBC Sport)

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1. WOW . . .

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2. K&R

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3. Somewhere Mel Blanc is smiling

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5. +100

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4. A number of years ago,

I read that the Tasmanian devil was in crisis because the animals were developing facial tumors that made it difficult to eat. The species' response was to sexually mature at a younger age. I made a joke about teen-aged pregnancies but I have been very concerned about this species for years. (I wasn't worked up as much as Lisa Simpson was about the honeybees, but you get the idea.)

It's good that governments are taking steps to assist this animal.