"Tasmanian devil, the largest carnivorous marsupials were extirpated from Australia before European contact, probably by dingoes. They survived and thrived, however, in dingo-free Tasmania, only to be nearly eliminated by white settlers who thought them a danger to sheep. Protected since 1941, they now face a new threat: a bizarre infectious cancer called devil facial tumor disease." Read more at: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201105/grapple2.aspx
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