「塔斯马尼亚恶魔」消失3000年重返澳洲大陆 26只拚繁衍
Tasmanian Devils are making an Australian mainland comeback with the help of some friends! Actors and friends of WildArk, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky, helped release 11 Tasmanian Devils into the wild on September 10th, bringing the total released Devils to 26. They are among the first Tasmanian Devils to live in the wild on mainland Australia in 3,000 years. The team at Aussie Ark will monitor the marsupials in the 400-hectare wildlife sanctuary in the Barrington Tops through camera traps, radio collars and surveys to check how they are adjusting to life in the wild. The Devils have been given a platform to succeed - so stay tuned for regular updates on their progress and the 2021 breeding season! Tasmanian devils vanished entirely from mainland Australia, theoretically because they were outcompeted by introduced dingoes, which hunt in packs. Dingoes no longer occur in Aussie Arks protected areas, making it the perfect location for Devils. Dingoes never made it to Tasmania and the Devils thrived, but the island state, along with its Devils, now has it's own problems. A transmissible, painful and fatal disease called Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)—one of very few known contagious cancers—has decimated between 80 - 90 percent of the wild population of Tasmanian devils. Aussie Ark, previously known as Devil Ark, is as committed to the survival of the Devil in Tasmanian as ever. As a part of the mainland disease free insurance population we've bred over 400 joeys some of which have returned to Tasmanian. Now we are embarking on the ambitious opportunity to rewild and rebuild mainland ecosystems. Aussie Ark is their lifeline! You can help Aussie Arlk rewilding Australia by donating today! This sanctuary is the first of many - we have the land, we need your help to rebuild Australia's ecosystems. Rewilding projects, including the return of endangered Eastern quolls, Long-nosed potorros, Rufous bettongs, Koalas and Parma wallabies are all coming! DONATE TODAY! Australian friends: http://bit.ly/DevilComeback2020 International Friends: https://devilcomeback.org/ So far the #DevilComeback is going well! #RewildAustralia . . . Global Wildlife Conservation
袋獾又被称为「塔斯马尼亚恶魔(Tasmanian Devil)」，已经在澳洲大陆绝种3000年，仅在塔斯马尼亚岛现踪，最近在野生动物保护组织的复育下，26只袋獾重新野放到澳洲大陆。
野生动物保护组织Aussie Ark分享袋獾相隔3000年重返澳洲大陆的「历史性一刻」，他们在巴灵顿山国家公园(Barrington Tops National Park)分批野放了26只袋獾，并透过项圈、红外线相机等追踪野放后的情况，盼望2021年繁殖季来临时能迎接新生命。
Aussie Ark表示，袋獾过去会在澳洲大陆绝种，是因为澳洲土狗丁哥犬(Dingo)会集体狩猎，但这次野放的地点并没有丁哥犬出没，因此对袋獾来说是个很适合的「新家」。
虽然塔斯马尼亚岛没有丁哥犬，但那里的野生袋獾也面临疾病问题，这种具传染性的疾病叫做「袋獾面部肿瘤病(Devil Facial Tumour Disease，DFTD)」，造成80%到90%的袋獾数量减少。
袋獾身形与一只小狗差不多，肌肉发达相当壮硕，被攻击时会发出臭味、刺耳的叫声，因而被称为「塔斯马尼亚恶魔」。牠们在被列为「濒危动物」，而Aussie Ark目前已经复育了400只小袋獾，野放至塔斯马尼亚岛，希望能重建塔斯马尼亚岛的袋獾生态。
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