Tasmanian Devils are making an Australian mainland comeback with the help of some friends! Actors and friends of WildArk, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky, helped release 11 Tasmanian Devils into the wild on September 10th, bringing the total released Devils to 26. They are among the first Tasmanian Devils to live in the wild on mainland Australia in 3,000 years. The team at Aussie Ark will monitor the marsupials in the 400-hectare wildlife sanctuary in the Barrington Tops through camera traps, radio collars and surveys to check how they are adjusting to life in the wild. The Devils have been given a platform to succeed - so stay tuned for regular updates on their progress and the 2021 breeding season! Tasmanian devils vanished entirely from mainland Australia, theoretically because they were outcompeted by introduced dingoes, which hunt in packs. Dingoes no longer occur in Aussie Arks protected areas, making it the perfect location for Devils. Dingoes never made it to Tasmania and the Devils thrived, but the island state, along with its Devils, now has it's own problems. A transmissible, painful and fatal disease called Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)—one of very few known contagious cancers—has decimated between 80 - 90 percent of the wild population of Tasmanian devils. Aussie Ark, previously known as Devil Ark, is as committed to the survival of the Devil in Tasmanian as ever. As a part of the mainland disease free insurance population we've bred over 400 joeys some of which have returned to Tasmanian. Now we are embarking on the ambitious opportunity to rewild and rebuild mainland ecosystems. Aussie Ark is their lifeline! You can help Aussie Arlk rewilding Australia by donating today! This sanctuary is the first of many - we have the land, we need your help to rebuild Australia's ecosystems. Rewilding projects, including the return of endangered Eastern quolls, Long-nosed potorros, Rufous bettongs, Koalas and Parma wallabies are all coming! DONATE TODAY! Australian friends: http://bit.ly/DevilComeback2020 International Friends: https://img.efusc.com/gonglue/20230601/mox2h1uvvjf So far the #DevilComeback is going well! #RewildAustralia . . . Global Wildlife Conservation

由 发布于 2020年10月4日 星期日

记者李依融/综合报道

又称袋獾「塔斯马尼亚恶魔(Tasmanian Devil)」，它已经在澳大利亚大陆种植了3000年，只在塔斯马尼亚岛现踪。最近，在野生动物保护组织的复育下，26只袋獾再次野生到澳大利亚大陆。

野生动物保护组织Aussie Ark分享袋獾相隔3000年重返澳大利亚大陆「历史性一刻」，他们在巴灵顿山国家公园(Barrington Tops National Park)分批野放26袋獾，并通过项圈、红外相机等跟踪野放后的情况，希望2021年繁殖季到来时能迎接新的生命。

Aussie Ark袋獾之所以在澳大利亚大陆绝种，是因为澳大利亚土狗丁哥犬(Dingo)会集体狩猎，但是这个野放的地方没有丁哥犬出没，所以非常适合袋獾「新家」。

虽然塔斯马尼亚岛没有丁哥犬，但那里的野袋獾也面临着疾病问题。这种传染病被称为「袋獾面部肿瘤病(Devil Facial Tumour Disease，DFTD)」，袋獾数量减少了80%到90%。

袋獾的身材和小狗差不多。它的肌肉发达得很强壮。当它被攻击时，它会发出异味和刺耳的叫声，因此被称为「塔斯马尼亚恶魔」。它们被列为「濒危动物」，而Aussie Ark目前，400只小袋獾已被复育到塔斯马尼亚岛，希望重建塔斯马尼亚岛的袋獾生态。

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