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Actually the should be call the Tasmanian Surly Marsupials. |
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Well a concerted effort was made to round up these creatures - not nearly as cute as Taz from the cartoons - and do captive breeding, like the California Condor. Additionally a vaccine was developed to try to prevent this cancer from spreading to these animals.
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They have just release 20 back into the wild where there are other Tasmania Devils, to see if there immunity from the cancer works as well in the wild as in captivity.
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It is a nice story - with a San Diego Zoo supporting role. link