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Two Tasmanian Devil joeys born recently at Aussie Ark are a symbol of continued hope for the endangered species as part of a critical insurance population. In 8 months, in partnership with Re:wild and WildArk, they will be released into a wild protected sanctuary, the largest of its kind for Tasmanian Devils. Aussie Ark’s population of Tasmanian Devils is free from the devastating Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) that plagues wild populations.
跟大家分享一個令人期待的消息‼️
瀕臨絕種的塔司馬尼亞惡魔－袋獾已在今年野放至澳大利亞大陸本土。
袋獾又名塔司馬尼亞惡魔（Tasmania Devil），因其高頻的叫聲而得名，是現存最大的食肉有袋動物，被列為瀕臨絕種的動物。野生袋獾僅存在於澳洲南邊最大島－塔司馬尼亞島上，據估計，塔斯馬尼亞島野外的袋獾少於25,000隻。在1990年代，有多達150,000隻袋獾，但是這個族群卻遭受致命的傳染性腫瘤（Tasmania Devil Facial Tumour Disease）的襲擊，因而大大減少了袋獾的數量。
保育組織澳大利亞方舟（Aussie Ark）與其他動物組織合作，將圈養的袋獾釋放到了1,000英畝的圍欄保護區內。首批15隻袋獾於三月野放，這些動物在其環境中表現出旺盛的生命跡像後，於9月又釋放了11隻年輕健康的袋獾，希望在明年二月繁殖季，他們已準備好生育袋獾寶寶了。
塔斯馬尼亞惡魔－袋獾在3,000年來第一次被重新引入澳大利亞大陸的野外，隨著時間，澳大利亞方舟希望將塔斯馬尼亞惡魔釋放到沒有圍欄的地區。
真的滿期待袋獾再次在野外繁盛🤗
詳情請參考：https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54417343
After nearly 3,000 years, Tasmanian Devils have returned to mainland Australia. Aussie Ark, with the support of Global Wildlife Conservation and WildArk, has released 26 Tasmanian Devils to the Barrington Tops in New South Wales on mainland Australia. The 400-hectare sanctuary (nearly 1,000 acres) is heavenly for the carnivorous marsupials. It’s fenced and free of invasive predators, which will allow the devils to thrive as native apex predators. The #DevilComeback is the first step in returning 7 cornerstone species back to the wild to bring balance back to Australia’s ecosystem. #RewildAustralia
Learn more: devilcomeback.org
