Tasmania's most famous native animal is undoubtedly the "devil" that bears its name, but if it weren't for a boost in notoriety thanks to Looney Tunes, a different resident of the island might have ...

The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, roamed portions of southern Australia until settlers killed off the dog-sized marsupial carnivore. By 1936, the last of these creatures with distinctive tiger-like ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

Environment, Parks and Heritage Minister Matthew Groom announced the marsupial would become Tasmania’s first animal emblem. Mr Groom, who first raised the idea of an emblem in 2013, said public ...

A wildlife organisation has issued an urgent warning to motorists to be wary when driving on Tasmanian roads this summer amid ...

An adorable animal stole the show when a woman was trying to take a video of her solo swim in Tasmania. Watch the cuteness ...