Saving the Tasmanian Devil | 60 Minutes Australia

There’s a new, highly controversial plan, to save the Tasmanian Devil. The facial cancer which first developed 20 years ago, is so widespread that 90 per cent of devils are now gone. On mainland Australia, a network of zoos and wildlife parks has built up an insurance population and some want to release their Devils into the wild. They believe this top order predator will restore balance to the ecosystem. Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes here http://9Soci.al/sImy50wNiXL But the Devil is owned by Tasmania, and no one can do anything without the State Government’s green light. As Charles Wooley discovers, it has sparked a furious scientific debate – whether Tasmanian devil belongs to the Apple Isle, or to all Australians.

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