I write about the world of biology. After the last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity over 80 years ago, this marsupial predator ... [+] might be a few steps away from a return to the world ...

On September 7, 1936, the last Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo. Or so we thought. Last month, Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment ...

This resulted in median extinction dates of 1999 and 2008, with the most likely (overlapping) termination date by the late 1990s—a highly controversial result unless you are a Tasmanian tiger ...

She said the devil reminded her of the footage of the last captive Tasmanian tiger pacing in its cage. Greg Irons, director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in the state's south said while this ...

Scientists have taken another step towards the resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger with the first successful recovery of RNA from an extinct species. RNA is the genetic material present in all ...