Group of Tasmanian devils discovered by Scientists.
In Australia, a healthy group of Tasmanian devils has been discovered by scientists on a conservation expedition in south-west Tasmania.
According to the report, the expedition was funded by a crowdfunding campaign, and a collaboration between the University of Sydney Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program and Toledo Zoo from Ohio in the US.
The scientists spent eight days exploring the wilderness across Wreck Bay and Nye Bay, looking for devils to run their tests. After taking tissue samples, they will study the genetics of the healthy devils to compare them to the infected populations.
The marsupials' numbers have been slashed because of the spread of an infectious facial cancer. According to local media, more than 80% of devils across Tasmania have been lost to the disease.
The Tasmanian Devil is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial and they are native only to the island state of Tasmania, 240km (150 miles) south of the mainland. Their growl-like scream helped them earn their devil nickname.
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