Despite their name, Tasmanian devils could be found across mainland Australia thousands of years ago.
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The tiny scabies mite burrows beneath the skin of many animals, including Australia’s bare-nosed wombat.
A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators.
Kultarrs might look cute. But these carnivorous marsupials are fierce and feisty predators.
Scientists have traced the evolutionary heritage of marsupial moles and explained how they evolved unique adaptations that help them survive beneath the sand.
Australia still feels the thylacine’s presence in its landscape, wildlife and culture. A new book explores everything we know about the thylacine and the hope of a return.
The diets of Tasmanian devil are narrowing in areas where humans have changed the landscape. This has big implications for conserving the species.
Rewilding is risky but we can learn from past attempts to use it as an effective tool for conservation
In the past, wildlife vigilantes have illegally moved Tasmanian devils off the island — an illegal practice known as “covert rewilding”. They may well might try again.
Tassie devils are notorious scavengers, eating everything from echidnas to stranded whales. Understanding how their teeth wear down can help us feed and protect captive populations.
As the holiday season begins after months of reduced travel, wildlife hospitals are braced for a new wave of admissions.
Moss is part of an elite squad of detection dogs that will locate threatened species in the wild and help endangered species breed in captivity.
The cutting-edge tools could greatly expand our understanding of different species’ immune systems, and also help humans prepare for future disease outbreaks.
Tasmanian Devils can be incredibly aggressive during mating season and their biting can have fatal consequences.
It’s often said you need to look to the past to learn about the future, and that’s what the fossil record can tell about how the Tasmanian Devil survived in the past on mainland Australia.
The new Tasmanian tiger genome reveals some fascinating facts about this extinct marsupial, including why they were so similar to dogs, and how they were growing more vulnerable to genetic disease.
It’s the Tasmanian devils that enjoy the highest survival and breeding success who’re more likely to get the fatal facial tumour disease.
The facial tumour cells that threaten the Tasmanian devils may use a sort of molecular shield to protect them from the animal’s immune system.
Some animals bred in captivity often lack the skills needed to survive in the wild. But the Tasmanian devil is showing it’s a natural born killer.
New research suggests devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer, and that the devils could save themselves.
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Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Tasmania
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Emeritus Professor, infectious disease ecology, Griffith University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management, University of Tasmania
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Professional Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Research Associate in BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Professor & Associate Director, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University
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University of Idaho
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Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania