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Tasmanian Wilderness
The '''Tasmanian Devil''' is another marsupial. Although a carnivore, it is primarily a scavenger. Devils stand up to 30cm tall and have a squat thickset build. They are generally black but often have white markings on their chest and rump. Devil 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.
The '''Tasmanian Devil''' is another marsupial. Although a carnivore, it is primarily a scavenger. Devils stand up to 30cm tall and have a squat thickset build. They are generally black but often have white markings on their chest and rump. Devil 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.
==Tasmanian Wilderness==
Covering an area of over 1 million hectares, the Tasmanian Wilderness constitutes one of the last expanses of [[temperate]] [[rainforest]] in the world. It comprises a contiguous network of reserved lands that extends over much of south-western Tasmania including several coastal islands.
Tasmanian Wilderness has been inscribed on the[[ World Heritage]] List since 1982.
==Notable Tasmanians==
==Notable Tasmanians==