Newswatch
More devils headed for mainland; breeding to increase

Yesterday's announcement clearing a Tasmanian devil at Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary from any infection of DFTD will lead to an increase in interstate breeding of the species says Dr Steven Smith.

Additionally, there are plans to send additional stock across from Tasmania to the mainland. A number of devils have been held in quarantine in Tasmania since being captured from the wild at the beginning of this year.


Full article at ABC

Posted by: admin on 17 Oct 2007 10:36 PM. Updated by: admin on 17 Oct 2007 10:36 PM

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