Tassie Devil
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Owner:
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jertzy
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Released:
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Origin:
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Tasmania, Australia
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Travel the globe to highlight the plight of this unique creature found only in Tasmania, Australia. These angry little critters are on the Endangered list due to the spread of Facial Tumor Disease
Information on the “Save the Tasmanian Devil Program” can be found at http://www.tassiedevil.com.au/tasdevil.nsf/
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) cannot be mistaken for any other marsupial. Its spine-chilling screeches, black colour, and reputed bad-temper, led the early European settlers to call it The Devil. Although only the size of a small dog, it can sound and look incredibly fierce.
Devils once occurred on mainland Australia, with fossils having been found widely. But it is believed the devil became extinct on the mainland some 400 years ago – before European settlement. Devils probably became extinct there due to increasing aridity and the spread of the dingo, which was prevented by Bass Strait from entering Tasmania.
The world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, the devil has a thick-set, squat build, with a relatively large, broad head and short, thick tail. The fur is mostly or wholly black, but white markings often occur on the rump and chest. Body size also varies greatly, depending on the diet and habitat. Adult males are usually larger than adult females. Large males weigh up to 12 kg, and stand about 30 cm high at the shoulder.
Today the devil is a Tasmanian icon. But it hasn’t always held this status. Tasmanian devils were considered a nuisance by early European settlers of Hobart Town, who complained of raids on poultry yards. In 1930 the Van Diemen’s Land Co. introduced a bounty scheme to remove devils, as well as Tasmanian tigers and wild dogs, from their northwest properties: 2/6 (25 cents) for male devils and 3/6 (35 cents) for females. For more than a century, devils were trapped and poisoned. They became very rare, seemingly headed for extinction. But the population gradually increased after they were protected by law in June 1941. During 1996 it became evident that Tasmanian devils were again under threat - this time from Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
In September 2006, Devil Facial Tumour Disease was gazetted under the Animal Health Act as a List B notifiable disease. In May 2009, the Federal Government uplisted the Tasmanian devil to the Endangered category under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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jertzy marked it as missing
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The owner has set this Trackable as missing.
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Snickersallan placed it in RRPT - Troll
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Queensland, Australia
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Snickersallan took it to Townsville Trackable Transit Lounge
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Queensland, Australia
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Snickersallan retrieved it from Aeroplane Gelli
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Victoria, Australia
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On a journey to WA via Sydney.
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Kid Ron Satan placed it in Aeroplane Gelli
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Victoria, Australia
- 1.9 miles
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Have had this for too long - it can stay in Victoria for a while...
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Kid Ron Satan took it to #5 Pipe-Line?
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Victoria, Australia
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Kid Ron Satan took it to #7 Child's Play
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Victoria, Australia
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Kid Ron Satan took it to Woodlands 39 - Swirls
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Victoria, Australia
- .11 miles
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Kid Ron Satan took it to Woodlands 40 - The last Post
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Victoria, Australia
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Kid Ron Satan took it to Woodlands 41 - Koala
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Victoria, Australia
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