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T is for Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine
I’ll let the following photos tell the story.
Photos taken at TMAG – Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart.
The below link has detailed information about the Thylacine if you are interested.
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
As a footnote, the Tasmanian Devil is another unique carnivorous marsupial, which is currently endangered. Along with the Thylacine, the creatures were pushed to the brink of extinction in just a century of European settlement. The Devil has been protected since 1941 and active conservation is now in place.
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Such interesting creatures. They really are an iconic part of Tassie aren’t they?
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Yes, Miriam. Fascinating creatures and history. A “wake up call” to our and future generations.
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Very sad stoy, and I really hope this won’t happend again with another animal. Thanks for sharing this, I don’t think I’ve heard about them before.
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I guess extinction is a part of the Earth’s natural process but it seems difficult when it is due to Man’s intervention.
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That’s so sad, I’ve never even heard of them before. Thanks for sharing, Ruth.
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There are probably lots of “local” animals that we don’t hear about. And endangered animals is an ongoing situation.
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Great post! Such a pit that man’s interference leaves devastation in it’s wake in the name of progress! 😦
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Yes, progress ??
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I didn’t know much about the history of the Tasmanian Devil, thanks for the information. (albeit very sad)
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This is interesting, thanks for sharing. I’d never heard of the tiger before. A marsupial carnivore with those stripes–what a combination! It’s too bad that they were wiped out.
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They do seem to have been strange creatures.
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Very interesting , had never heard that before, it is sad that us humans had to intervene! 😦 We appear to cause problems a lot! Glad the Taz is protected.
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There are probably a number of animals that became extinct in recent history, that we don’t know about. I guess we are more aware of endangered species now.
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So many animals have been made extinct only because humans found them inconvenient.
Thanks for sharing this story. I for one had never heard of the Tasmanian Tiger before.
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I can’t believe there was such a thing as a “Tiger and Eagle Extermination Society”! Can you imagine something like that in this day and age?
I wonder if Jurassic Park will come true (to an extent) some day and we will be able to resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger from DNA? How cool would that be?
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Very cool. But what animals would we choose? We struggle to keep all the current creatures secure now.
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You have a point.
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