Tassie Devils Thrive at Devil Island

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Here’s a spooky photo of a Tassie Devil taken by night vision cameras at the Devil Island facility at Bicheno.

Devil Island was opened 16 months ago as another measure to protect the endangered species against the deadly facial tumour disease.

Our devils have been battling  Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) – a fatal condition, characterised by cancers around the mouth and head.

The night vision cameras have shown that the devils are adjusting well and behaving as they would in the wild – which is good news for the breeding program.

The night vision is also being used to monitor the devils’ health and see who is expecting babies.

Devils have a three week gestation and usually two to three survive in each litter.  

So here’s hoping all efforts will keep the devils around for generations to come.