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"September 7 is National Threatened Species Day in Australia. The date
commemorates the death of the last known thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger,
Thylacinus cynocephalus) in 1936. It is believed to have died from the
cold after being locked out of its sleeping quarters in Hobart Zoo.
Although neglect killed the last individual, the species had already
received its death sentence despite being common in Tasmania before
European settlement in 1803. Thylacines are believed to have been driven
to extinction predominantly by hunting, with habitat destruction and
disease also believed to have played a role. Since 1936, other species
have followed the Tassie tiger down the extinction path; National
Threatened Species Day encourages us to reflect on this, and think about
how to protect our unique Australian fauna and flora into the future."
Via Muse, who wrote "Today is National Threatened Species Day. It
commemorates the date when the last thylacine died in captivity. We can
do things to help prevent these tragedies, and today we need to think
about what those things are and do them. (It’s hard to believe that the
thylacine is a marsupial closely related to the kangaroo and not closely
related to dogs)"
Last Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine, 1933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vqCCI1ZF7o
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
