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The Tasmanian Tiger:Thylacinus cynocephalus The Thylacine has been considered officially extinct in Tasmania since the death of the last zoo animal in Hobart in 1936, and the mainland animal for about 8000 years. Some 3800 mainland sightings of an animal answering the description of the Tassie Tiger on the mainland are in ARFRA files, supported by predation, vocalisations and prints. Our Tiger 2000 campaign aims to gather further information on the behaviour, predation and distribution of this animal. Distinguishing features of the Thylacine are: stripes across the rump and upper tail (in most individuals) the thickness of the tail at the rump the low hock (heel) Size: comparable with fox to large German Shepherd, depending on age and sex. Colour: sandy to dark brown with darker stripes. Gait: unusual, slow and clumsy to very fast, sometimes bounding or sitting up.

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