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Article: The Tasmanian Tiger: the Tragic Tale of How the World Lost its Most Mysterious Predator.(Book Review)
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- Science News
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- May 29, 2004
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The doglike Tasmanian tiger once roamed freely through Australia and as far north as New Guinea. But once Europeans arrived in the 1800s and introduced a formidable predator, the dingo, the native animal was driven to extinction everywhere except Tasmania. Then the misnamed animal became marsupial non grata The Tasmanian tiger was accused of being savage and hostile to sheep. A law was passed that mandated that the creature be eradicated and the Tasmanian tiger was wiped out in about 50 years. Today, 70 ...