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The '''Tasmanian Tiger''' or '''thylacine''' was a large dog-like marsupial with stripes on its back which led to the ''tiger'' appellation.  It is believed to have survived on the island owing to the lack of competition from dingos.  The last known surviving specimen died in captivity in 1936.  Although believed to be extinct there are occasional unconfirmed reports of further sightings.

The '''Tasmanian Tiger''' or '''thylacine''' was a large dog-like marsupial with stripes on its back which led to the ''tiger'' appellation.  It is believed to have survived on the island owing to the lack of competition from dingos.  The last known surviving specimen died in captivity in 1936.  Although believed to be extinct there are occasional unconfirmed reports of further sightings.

The '''Tasmanian Devil''' is another marsupial.  It resembles a small muscular dog and has an aggressive temperament.  Although a carnivore, it is primarily a scavenger.  Its numbers have been depleted due to a cancer of the face which is spread when the devils fight each other.  This is one of very view contagious cancers.  There has been little success in combatting this disease, and efforts to protect the devils consist mainly of maintaining strict quarantine of cancer-free captive populations with a view to repopulation if the wild devils all die off.

The '''Tasmanian Devil''' is another marsupial.  It resembles a small muscular dog and has an aggressive temperament.  Although a carnivore, it is primarily a scavenger.  Its numbers have been depleted due Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a unique contagious cancer, which is spread when the devils fight each other.  There has been little success in combatting this disease, which results in death by starvation.  Efforts to protect the devils consist mainly of maintaining strict quarantine of cancer-free captive populations with a view to repopulation if the wild devils all die off.

==Notable Tasmanians==

==Notable Tasmanians==