A Tasmanian devil is now one of the most recognisable animals associated with Tasmania, but its reputation among early ...

What its species name means: Thylacinus cynocephalus means "dog-headed pouched dog." The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that once ...

The extinction of the thylacine stings a little more acutely than the loss of other species. Unlike other extinction icons ...

A Tasmanian devil expert has uncovered an evolutionary quirk that sets carnivorous marsupials apart from the crowd—and the secret lies behind their smiles. Professor Menna Jones from the University of ...

The Tasmanian tiger hunted more like a fox than its fearsome namesake, according to a new UniSC biomechanics study of predatory animals across the globe. The University of the Sunshine Coast-led ...

The babies come from 26 Tasmanian devils that were re-introduced into Australia in 2020, with Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky helping release 11 of the animals Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Nature is ...

Thanks to a remarkably well-preserved thylacine skull, scientists managed to assemble the most complete Tasmanian tiger genome to date. At the same time, scientists have also been able to isolate long ...

A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.

Tasmanian devil populations have been devastated over the past 25 years due to devil facial tumour disease, an infectious cancer. But the Tasmanian government does not support relocating uninfected ...