tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post5738859350206065978..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) Believed To Be ExtinctBarbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-12197628631434812872012-05-07T10:11:17.974-04:002012-05-07T10:11:17.974-04:00Dear Barbara; great article..my father the Austral...Dear Barbara; great article..my father the Australian Naturalist David Fleay is believed to have been the last person to photograph the last captive Thylacine "Benjamin" at the Zoo in Hobart circa 1933...as a little child I joined the expedition in 1946 in the wilds of Tasmania....evidence was found that there were survivors...seems now these beautiful animals are gone forever<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-87881763042585658182011-10-02T08:40:14.332-04:002011-10-02T08:40:14.332-04:00Probably one of the most comprehensive, well resea...Probably one of the most comprehensive, well researched posts on the thylacine i have come across..well done :)<br />Eventhough no strong evidence has been found that it may have survived, sightings do continue here in Tasmania; from tourists and residents alike. The positive thing to keep in mind is that Tasmania's land mass covers 24,000 square miles...of which 40% plus is forest and wild Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-50579356121075571522008-12-14T16:35:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:35:00.000-05:00Gary, if there remain to be sightings hopefully th...Gary, if there remain to be sightings hopefully there are breeding individuals to perpetuate their species.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-13520639017718231382008-12-14T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:34:00.000-05:00Lana, the bengal tigers in India are at such low n...Lana, the bengal tigers in India are at such low numbers they are headed to extinction, though the 2008 IUCN Red List estimates 1400 individuals based on a breeding population in national India. The total number of tigers which include subspecies total fewer than 2,500. Very sad.<BR/><BR/>François, excellent observation.<BR/><BR/>Maria, zoos in the late 1800s and early 1900s were more for the Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-59767597106937812692008-12-14T16:25:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:25:00.000-05:00Steve, regular tigers tend to be maneaters when th...Steve, regular tigers tend to be maneaters when their hunting ranges are reduced. However, as these tend to be more wolfish, and from a scene in the video where a display of curiousity is shown; they may have been able to be domesticated provided the early human contact was made when they were cubs.<BR/><BR/>Meirsi, I agree.<BR/><BR/>Travis, I found a couple of other species that are new to me, Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-28004504926605208402008-12-14T09:26:00.000-05:002008-12-14T09:26:00.000-05:00I hope it survived too! And what a load of snow in...I hope it survived too! And what a load of snow in the above post!Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113249576164428106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-47789142995008507582008-12-14T07:36:00.000-05:002008-12-14T07:36:00.000-05:00The poor thing does not look very happy on the vid...The poor thing does not look very happy on the video, moving restlessly in its tiny cage :(<BR/>Once I saw a lion in Vienna' zoo walking back and forth, back and forh in his cage. In the meantime, the cages are much larger, fortunately!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-71072941034271661862008-12-14T06:23:00.000-05:002008-12-14T06:23:00.000-05:00Barbara, very, very interesting post !I think the ...Barbara, very, very interesting post !<BR/>I think the wolf Tasmania an attitude comparable to that of dogs in the wild.<BR/>thank you very much to share.<BR/>François.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-82573211218628680702008-12-13T17:49:00.000-05:002008-12-13T17:49:00.000-05:00Most people don't realize that the Bengal tige...Most people don't realize that the Bengal tiger's been extinct in the wild for over 10 years now. I wish I could hold out hope for all of the endangered species, but wherever money competes with nature, money wins. Sad, really, to think we're selling out the entire world for the illusion of wealth & power. Ironic & sick.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-77698087354986151202008-12-13T16:11:00.000-05:002008-12-13T16:11:00.000-05:00Very interesting post. I have never heard of these...Very interesting post. I have never heard of these.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-17817401074600516522008-12-13T15:38:00.000-05:002008-12-13T15:38:00.000-05:00It truly saddens one's heart reading that these an...It truly saddens one's heart reading that these animals have not so long ago been around in numbers great enough to be hunted down for bounty.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-10775817708153774362008-12-13T15:30:00.000-05:002008-12-13T15:30:00.000-05:00Domesticate the Man-Eating Kangaroo?!(think about ...Domesticate the Man-Eating Kangaroo?!<BR/><BR/>(think about it-- it's the most obvious name for the only carniverous marsupial!)<BR/><BR/>I do hope there are still a few around.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-67302793352867202232008-12-13T15:03:00.000-05:002008-12-13T15:03:00.000-05:00RuneE, Tony, Charles and Bernard: there are severa...RuneE, Tony, Charles and Bernard: there are several animals considered extinct that have been sighted in the last several years: the Waitaha Penguin in New Zealand, the Borneo Javan Elephant (1,000), Falklands Wolf, a soft-shelled turtle found in North Vietnam, and the Berlepsch's six-wired bird in a remote area of New Guinea.<BR/><BR/>There is always hope with proper conservation efforts that Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-45260089251708032232008-12-13T14:10:00.000-05:002008-12-13T14:10:00.000-05:00The tiger is indeed a very interesting looking ani...The tiger is indeed a very interesting looking animal. Like Charles, I wonder if anyone ever tried to domesticate them; but they were probably too much of the hunter.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-65985251642035167882008-12-13T13:06:00.000-05:002008-12-13T13:06:00.000-05:00I sure hope it still exists. A beautiful animal, ...I sure hope it still exists. A beautiful animal, although it sounds like it was on it's way out before humans. I wonder if anyone ever would have been able to domesticate these.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-80736844940108178802008-12-13T09:25:00.000-05:002008-12-13T09:25:00.000-05:00thx barbara, had never heard of this critter... ho...thx barbara, had never heard of this critter... hope it survivedlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-85918036961358252932008-12-13T04:42:00.000-05:002008-12-13T04:42:00.000-05:00Maybe there is some hope after all? all too many s...Maybe there is some hope after all? all too many species are being lost.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.com