The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine (a dog headed pouched dog) was an exclusively carnivorous marsupial that is considered to be extinct. The last known thylacine died in captivity over 80 years ago, in Tasmania’s Hobart Zoo in 1936. It may also be the only mammal to have become extinct in Tasmania since the European settlement. However, through a detailed study of the sightings carried out between 1934 – 1980, it was concluded that out of the roughly 320 sightings, just under half could be considered “good sightings”. Since the last known thylacine died in 1936, various expeditions have been carried out to search for it, beginning 1937 and culminating in 1993.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2019 15:06 UTC