Help save the Tassie Devil
Tourism Tasmania is joining the call to help save the Tasmanian devil, which is unique to the State of Tasmania and regarded by many as its unofficial national icon. By appealing to its international visitors and devotees of Australia’s wilderness state, Tourism Tasmania hopes to bring the devil’s plight to international recognition.
A facial tumour disease is threatening to wipe out the creature, which is in fact the world’s largest surviving marsupial predator, made famous worldwide by the Warner Brothers cartoon character. The ‘catty technique’ used by the devil for foraging for food and its propensity for fighting with other devils are attributed to the spread of the disease which, if not stemmed, authorities fear will bring the devil to the brink of extinction.
Spotting the nocturnal Tasmanian devil is a huge draw for international visitors, attracted to Tasmania by its renowned wilderness, temperate rainforest and abundant wildlife population. Some 33,000 UK visitors make the trip across the Bass Strait annually, and increasing numbers are choosing to participate in the extraordinary wildlife-spotting experiences offered to tourists by local experts -such as Craig Williams’ Pepperbush Peak Adventure Tourism and Jeff King’s ‘Devil Restaurant’. Tourism Tasmania hopes that the public fascination with the ‘Tassie devil’ can help fund vital research by the University of Tasmania into investigating the disease and finding possible cures.
Anyone interested in helping to save the Tasmanian devil can donate online on www.tasmaniandevilappeal.com
For further information on visiting Tasmania and wildlife-spotting experiences, visiting www.discovertasmania.com
Graham Muldoon
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