A recent walk on a remote Tasmanian beach took an unexpected turn when a beachgoer noticed unusual tracks cutting across the ...
Tasmania's most famous native animal is undoubtedly the "devil" that bears its name, but if it weren't for a boost in notoriety thanks to Looney Tunes, a different resident of the island might have ...
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, roamed portions of southern Australia until settlers killed off the dog-sized marsupial carnivore. By 1936, the last of these creatures with distinctive tiger-like ...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...
A wildlife organisation has issued an urgent warning to motorists to be wary when driving on Tasmanian roads this summer amid ...
Environment, Parks and Heritage Minister Matthew Groom announced the marsupial would become Tasmania’s first animal emblem. Mr Groom, who first raised the idea of an emblem in 2013, said public ...