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Unfortunately, the cute Tasmanian Devil marsupial has now been named an endangered species, by the Australian island state of Tasmania. A spokesman for WWF in Australia says "If the devils go, and the foxes and cats increase, it would be all over for a good dozen or more species of mammals?many of which are unique to Tasmania... not to mention lizards and ground-dwelling birds." The population has dropped between 6-8 fold in the last decade, so hopefully this drastic action will help save the devils. To read the entire article on National Geographic, click here.

06/02/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Tasmania, Tasmanian Devil, Tasmanian, Australia, Australian, marsupial, endangered