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https://www.yahoo.com/news/special-kind-baby-boom-tasmanian-171558161.html
Seven Tasmanian devils have been born in mainland Australia, more than 3,000 years since they died out in the area, marking a hopeful step in conservation efforts for the endangered animals.
"The wilds of mainland Australia are experiencing a special kind of baby boom — one that hasn’t happened here in more than 3,000 years," according to an Instagram post by Aussie Ark, an Australian nonprofit hoping to "rewild" the country by protecting its threatened species.
Tasmanian devils died out in mainland Australia partially because they were outcompeted by dingoes, according to the organization's website. The devils took another hit from Devil Facial Tumor Disease, which decimated up to 90% of the population, according to the website. As a result, the devils only survived on the island of Tasmania, where just 250,000 remain in the wild.
Aussie Ark has worked for about a decade to return the devils to mainland Australia and has raised more than 390 devils, preparing them for release into the wild, according to the website.
Seven Tasmanian devils have been born in mainland Australia, more than 3,000 years since they died out in the area, marking a hopeful step in conservation efforts for the endangered animals.
"The wilds of mainland Australia are experiencing a special kind of baby boom — one that hasn’t happened here in more than 3,000 years," according to an Instagram post by Aussie Ark, an Australian nonprofit hoping to "rewild" the country by protecting its threatened species.
Tasmanian devils died out in mainland Australia partially because they were outcompeted by dingoes, according to the organization's website. The devils took another hit from Devil Facial Tumor Disease, which decimated up to 90% of the population, according to the website. As a result, the devils only survived on the island of Tasmania, where just 250,000 remain in the wild.
Aussie Ark has worked for about a decade to return the devils to mainland Australia and has raised more than 390 devils, preparing them for release into the wild, according to the website.
