Conservation and Ecosystem Management: CEM Blog

Thylacine and threatened species stories

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Australia’s extinction crisis 2018 Produced by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

What are the effects on wildlife during flooding and how can you help? 2022 Produced by The Conversation.

Thylacine

Thylacine Research Unit  A group of scientists and field naturalists who are committed to gaining and analyzing critical evidence to prove the continued existence of the Thylacine.

Thylacine Remains Investigation 2014 (19 mins.) T.R.U. April 2014 Expedition - In a much anticipated investigation Waz and Chris search for the den described in the interview with Tracker Scout where it is claimed he observed the carcass of a thylacine in the 1990's.

Australia’s Own Tiger King: The Obsessive Hunt for Australia’s Lost Marsupial Beast 2021 (28 mins.) Tassie tigers, otherwise known as thylacines, were thought to have become extinct after the last known specimen “Benjamin” died in a Hobart zoo in 1936. But new evidence and a growing civilian movement are challenging that belief, with the Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia (TAGOA) boasting 10,000 members Australia-wide. In this episode of Australiana, we embed with its president, Neil Waters, a retired gardener who commits his life savings to an epic two year search for the ancient marsupial. As Neil edges closer to a tantalising ‘re-discovery’, the search brings him hope and meaning, but we also learn the price of this obsession.

Australian Scientists Plan to Resurrect the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger 2022 An ambitious new project aims to bring an iconic marsupial species back from the dead.