Who is helping tasmanian devils

Discover more about local conservation events and join the growing number of wild activists taking action for local wildlife. Population Trend:. Number left in the wild:. Conservation Status LC. Adopt a Tasmanian Devil. The deadly Devil Facial Tumour Disease has seen numbers of Tasmanian Devils drop more rapidly than any other endangered species in Australia.

Zoos Victoria Fighting Extinction Local threatened species. Over the last 25 years Tasmanian devils have been facing their own pandemic: devil facial tumour disease DFTD is an infectious cancer that has decimated devil populations throughout Tasmania. Ten years ago, we thought there was a real chance DFTD would drive the devil to extinction. However, recent studies indicate that devils are evolving resilience against this cancer and that the epidemic is slowing down, suggesting that devils could coexist with DFTD.

Unfortunately, in a new transmissible cancer, devil facial tumour 2 DFT2 , was discovered near Cygnet. DFT2 is so far confined to the Channel region, but data from recent surveys suggest that it is spreading rapidly. The University of Tasmania is looking for land access and suitable properties to conduct its monitoring surveys. Skip to content. Impact The Save the Tasmanian Devil Program has now moved towards population monitoring, field research, and research and development into possible immunization techniques.

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