If anyone was to give out gongs for the world's coolest animal. I anticipate the would be near the top of the list. Not only does it have a named after it if you see one in real life they're like little furry rocket ships charging about with an anarchic gleam in their eyes.
The bad news is that a facial cancer is rapidly accelerating the Tassie Devil towards extinction in the wild and some estimates give the species only another 5 years. Since was discovered in 1996 the population has dropped from 140,000 to around 80,000 and it's estimated the existing population decreases by 50% each year.
Up to now funding investigate and running captive breeding programmes has been the domain of private organisations and through the you can choose a displease for $50.
Now to fund investigate into the disease that's threatening to wipe out one of the world's most iconic animals.
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