THYLACINES IN THE NEWS

	Lack Of Genetic Diversity May Have Doomed Tasmanian Tiger, Scientists Say NPR In other words, the last ice age may have doomed the Tasmanian tiger long before "European settlers deemed the thylacine a threat to the Tasmanian sheep industry and the government aggressively targeted it for eradication by offering a £1.00 bounty for each animal killed," the Nature study notes. Tasmanian tiger was 'doomed by poor DNA' long before it was wiped out by hunting, scientists say - Telegraph.co.uk Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge - NEWS.com.au Scientists obtain Tasmanian Tiger genome, and might even bring it back from extinction - BGR Full Coverage
	Secrets of weird, wonderful Tasmanian tiger revealed Newcastle Herald Dr Mark Eldridge, a marsupial expert with the Australian Museum Research Institute who was not involved in the study, suggests that when Tasmanian tigers evolved, there was no apex predator in Australia. The tiger essentially evolved to fill a gap in the market. "What the thylacine has done is fill that ... Thylacine DNA reveals weakness – and kinship with the kangaroo The Guardian An international team of researchers led by associate professor Andrew Pask from the University of Melbourne used DNA from the 106-year-old preserved remains of a juvenile thylacine or Tasmanian tiger to sequence the animal's genome, making it one of the most complete genetic blueprints for an ... Tasmanian Tiger Genome May Be First Step Toward De-Extinction - National Geographic Was The Thylacine Doomed Even Before Humans Arrived in Australia? - Discover Magazine (blog) Tasmanian tiger genome offers clues to its extinction - Nature.com Full Coverage Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge The Conversation AU The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, was unique. It was the largest marsupial predator that survived into recent times. Sadly it was hunted to extinction in the wild, and the last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in 1936. In a paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution today, my ...