Talk:Tasmanian devil

Better Photos of Tasmanian Devil Eating

Feel free to replace any of the existing images under the feeding category as these show a more close-up look of the feeding process.

https://nortonsafe.search.ask.com/search?&chn=1000&cmpgn=mar20&doi=2020-04-03&geo=au&guid=44be326b-56dd-4a66-a852-12803bfb9df9&locale=en_au&o=APN12175&p2=%5EEQ%5Emar20%5E&prt=ngc&trackId=&ver=3.14.3.7&ctype=pictures&tpr=2&q=tassie+devil+eating+images&ts=1618474543845&imgs=1p&filter=on&imgDetail=true — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparkles dashing (talk • contribs) 08:18, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Tasmanian Devil & Badger Island

In "Distribution and Habitat", the text reads:

"they were introduced to Badger Island in the mid-1990s but are thought to have died out by 2005.[34]"

This is incorrect. They were purposefully removed from Badger Island by the Tasmanian government department of the environment (DPIPWE), and the animals were replaced on the Tasmanian mainland. The reference [34] is purposefully non-specific about why they were removed, since this action was controversial (the animals probably contracted DFTD when they were placed back in infected populations).

I would replace this text with:

"they were illegally introduced to Badger Island in the mid-1990s but were removed by the Tasmanian government by 2007. Although the Badger Island population was free from DFTD, the removed individuals were returned to the Tasmanian mainland, some to infected areas."

Please see:

https://stors.tas.gov.au/download/1539284 https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/conl.12787

To cite the former:

"In 1996, unnamed persons introduced “two or three pairs” of Devils to Badger Island in the Furneaux group off the northeast corner of Tasmania (Wade, 2005b; Hawkins et al., 2008; PHVA, 2008; DPIPWE, 2010d; STDP, 2011b; Mooney, 2012). The animals came from the Northern Midlands and Bridport area, were ferried to nearby Flinders Island and flown to Badger (STDP, 2011b). This illegal introduction was possibly done out of spite due to the island being handed back to its Aboriginal owners in that year. Subsequently, the owners requested that the Devils be removed, and removal was underway by early 2005 (Wade, 2005b; PHVA, 2008). Where the Devils were originally sourced from is unknown.

The introduced Devils bred, and 120-130 individuals may have occurred on the 14 km2 island at the time of removal. However, by August 2007 all the Devils were “thought to have been removed” (N. Mooney, in Hawkins et al., 2008, but see Mooney on ABC Bush Telegraph, 22 May 2012 and Insurance Population: Off-shore islands, below). One hundred and twenty-six trapped animals were released at various sites on the mainland, including Bridport, Epping Forest and Georgetown (STDP, 2011b), and two female Devils with their young were sent to a captive breeding facility at Bicheno (Radio National, Innovations: Devil Island Project, 26 May 2008). Interestingly, the authorities were not able to catch all the animals (below), and they may still inhabit the island. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikecology (talk • contribs) 05:49, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for the clear and detailed request. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:09, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your help, Adrian J. Hunter! Wikecology (talk) 00:43, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

trimming

So I just trimmed the from over 11,000 words to under 10,000. 11,000 words is too much for a single species. LittleJerry (talk) 01:06, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2021

Please remove

when they have slipped in wooden shearing sheds

and add

when they have slipped into wooden shearing sheds

Otherwise it sounds like "they" are sheep that happened to lose their footing. 64.203.186.75 (talk) 13:54, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: That is what is being said. The sheep slip, their legs hang below, the Tasmanian devil eats the legs. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:59, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

In that case, please remove

eat the legs of otherwise robust sheep when they have slipped in wooden shearing sheds

and add

eat the legs of otherwise robust sheep that have slipped in wooden shearing sheds

Thank you for helping me understand better. 64.203.186.75 (talk) 14:01, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

 Done Thank you — Lauritz Thomsen (talk) 15:07, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

San Diego Zoo Global is now San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

San Diego Zoo Global is now San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 68.123.8.175 (talk) 16:38, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done Updated the link. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:47, 12 September 2022 (UTC)