Tasmanian devils are born naturally – Telam

Birth of the demons of Tazmania

Some seven specimens of Tasmanian devils were naturally born in Australia, after 3,000 years of extinction in the wild, which has raised hopes that the effort to preserve them will be successful, experts said.

Tasmanian devils in the wild disappeared from the Australian mainland around 3,000 years agoBut a group of conservationists reported this morning that specimens of these reintroduced marsupials have bred in the wild.

The president of the NGO Aussie Ark, Tim Faulkner, revealed that seven of the mammals were born in a 400 hectare wilderness reserve in Barrington Tops, north of Sydney. These births took place after 26 adult specimens were released to a sanctuary less than a year ago.

“Once the demons were back in the wild, it was all up to them, which was scary,” the conservationist told AFP, noting that “We watched them from afar until it was time to act to confirm the birth of our puppies.”

Faulkner noted that the rangers examined the female sacs (or marsupia) and found the newborns “perfectly healthy.”

In mainland Australia, it is believed that these mammals were exterminated by herds of dingoes, wild dogs, around 3000 years ago.

Tasmanian devils weigh up to 8 pounds and have black or brown fur, feed on other animals in their environment or on corpses, and are generally not dangerous to humans.

The Australian Ark plans to release more Tasmanian Devils to the reserve over the next several years, as these animals are listed as an endangered species. It is currently estimated that around 25,000 demons still live on the island of Tasmania.