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Tasmanian Devils
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by AMatthew Jones, January 2017
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The Tasmanian devil is a wild meat-eating mar。
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only on the island of Tasmania, Australia. A marsup 1
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stomach, jike kangaroos. Tasmanian devils are night hunter。 me
have dark fur, a good sense of smell, and a strong bite. Theyre 層
the biggest meat-eating marsupial in the world. Today these animal。
are Tasmania's icon, but this wasnt always the case. Im the early
1800s, they were thought of as pests by the early European Settlers
So 《hey hunted the Tasmanian devils. This led to a deciine in thee
population. Currently, Tasmanian devils are on the endangereq
Species jist. To prevent their extinction, the Australian goVernment
started the “Save the Tasmanian Devil Program" in 2003 to monitor
and assist Tasmanian devils in the wild.
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There are numerous reasons for the decline of the Tasmanian
devi】s, but the population started declining rapidly after the arrival of
a virus known as devil facial tumour disease in the mid-90s.
The Number of Tasmanian Devils
300000 100%
250000 250000
80%
200000 200000 68%
170000 60%
150000 150000 47% -
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