In the past two years on mainland Australia three locally extinct marsupials have been found is the Tasmanian tiger next on mainland Australia?Marsupial Lead beaters possum -found in 2024/5 New south Wales after 200 years.Marsupial Tiger quoll -found in 2023 in South Australia after 130 years.Marsupial long footed Potoroo -found in 2023 in New South Wales after 30 years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_jyJeBFc7wMy video of a Tasmanian tiger in South Gippsland Victoria Mainland Australia in 1998.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0XTZaMXbc
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Hi Michael,
Thank you for your enquiry. We do use EnviroDNA for screening for extant threatened species. EnviroDNA is one of many tools in our monitoring toolkit. However, we do not screen for extinct species such as the Thylacine.
Our legislative obligations under the Parks Victoria Act 2018 include “protect, conserve and enhance Parks Victoria managed land, including its natural and cultural values, for the benefit of the environment and current and future generations”. Under this legislation our obligation does not extend to detecting species considered long extinct. Unfortunately, our resources are limited and we must prioritise the protection of current threatened and endangered species.
Good luck with your endeavours.
Kind regards,
Jess
Three mainland Tasmanian devils examined to see if they were introduced or remnant on the Australian mainland.The other two devils escaped from zoos.They were from Tasmania and were dumped in the mainland Australian bush.
They were from Tasmania and were dumped in the mainland Australian bush.
Correction second Tasmanian devil on Mainland was found in 1971 not 1978 as i mention.The Tasmanian tiger has been extinct in Tasmania since late 1936.Tasmanian tiger also brought onto mainland Australia secretly ? See below links....
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.170053
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science/T...
https://shows.acast.com/expedition-un...
https://www.smh.com.au/national/thyla...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0XTZaMXbc