Last of the Tasmanian Tigers

<p>The last known Tasmanian tiger to be held in captivity was found dead at Hobart’s Beaumaris zoo on 8th September, 1936.</p><br><p>The critically endangered marsupial was accidentally locked out of its shelter overnight and succumbed to the frigid temperatures. With the animal’s death, a species that had once roamed across Australia for thousands of years went out with a whisper.   </p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss why 19th- and 20th-century Australians hunted Tasmanian tigers with such enthusiasm; explain why Thylacines had been in decline for about 3,500 years anyway; and look into how close scientists now are to bringing the “dog-headed pouched one” back from extinction… </p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>‘The history of the Thylacine’ (The Zoological Society London, 2016): <a href="https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/feature/history-of-the-thylacine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/feature/history-of-the-thylacine</a> </li><li>‘Tasmanian tiger: Remains of last thylacine found in cupboard after 85 years’ (BBC, 2022): <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63855426" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63855426</a> </li><li>‘Last of their kind: Caring for the Tasmanian Tiger collection’ (Museums Victoria; 2023): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykb66UCOMOY&t=9s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykb66UCOMOY&t=9s</a> </li><li>‘Tasmanian Tiger in Colour’ (NFSA Films, 2022) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gt0X-27GXM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gt0X-27GXM</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>#1930s #Nature #Australia #Sad </p><br><p><strong>We'll be back on Monday - unless you join </strong>🌴<strong>CLUB RETROSPECTORS</strong>🌴<strong>, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!</strong></p><p>Plus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.</p><p><strong>Join now via </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphtp%3A%2Fats3.plCo%2FxecXQWW&s=1-saMneAG6Jlxwm-HSpmcJnDbt8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphta%3A%2Fptsootr%2F.cmenerRetspctosro&s=tfEv-TbMNzGzaXbO1_4ITwuG0Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Thanks!</p><p> </p><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 202</em>3.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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