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The reason why I chose this topic was because I am interested in why organisms become extinct and how we can prevent extinction for present day organisms.

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The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was a nocturnal carnivorous marsupial that first arrived 4 million years ago.

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They had yellowish brown eyes, they had a dog-like head and a stiff tail. They had pouches, kind of like kangaroos to hold their offspring. The most recognizable feature of the animal were the stripes that ran down from its lower torso to the end of its tail. Giving it the name of Tasmanian Tiger.

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They ate meat. So they hunted things like, sheep, kangaroos, and wallabies.

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Thylacines used to live in mainland Australia and Tasmania.

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Extinction is when a species of a certain group of organisms die off and no living specimens are left.

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British settlers first came to Tasmania in 1804 mostly looking for farmland.

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There were over 5000 Thylacines in Tasmania when British settlers first arrived.

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Pretty soon everyone thinks Thylacines are pest and starts rapidly hunting them. The Australian government starts putting bounties on the animals and encouraging people to kill the Thylacines. Add the fact that people were destroying their habitats and a new disease was
brought over, soon the Thylacine was becoming more and more rare.

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As less and less Thylacines show up and people are starting to worry about their population. Hunting starts to cease and any wild Thylacines are put into captivity zoos so they can last a little longer.

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On September, 7th 1936, after the Australian government gave the species a protected status, the last known Thylacine, 'Benjamin' died in the Beaumaris Zoo.

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The settlers were having problems with feral dogs attacking their livestock and thought it was the Thylacines who were attacking and soon the farmers started hunting.

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After the extinction of the Thylacine, humans really thought of the impact that we have on nature. We are the sole reason these relatively peaceful animals went extinct. If people do decide to clone the Thylacine, and are successful, it is going to show that humans created something for once, instead of destroying it. Tests are underway at this moment and who knows, one day humans might get to see Tasmanian Tigers in the wild as of the British settlers did 70 years ago.

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Feral: An animal in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.

Marsupial: a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. Marsupials are found mainly in Australia and New Guinea, although three families, including the opossums, live in America.

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After years of supposed unconfirmed sightings, claims, and countless searches, nothing has come up after Benjamin died. No one knows for sure if they are still alive. The species is considered by most experts extinct.

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After many failed searches and many facing the realization that this species is completely gone. Some scientists and genetic engineers propose a new, somewhat controversial idea. They take the DNA and tissue of recovered dead Thylacines and are going to try to clone the animal. Many don't think this is a good idea, but many do think it is a good idea. Some say that as humans we shouldn't try to mess with nature and experiment with life. Some say that since we are the reason they went extinct, it is our duty to try to bring them back.

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https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/extinction-of-thylacine#:~:text=While%20it%20is%20estimated%20there,rapid%20extinction%20of%20the%20species

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0417-y

https://www.britannica.com/animal/thylacine

https://www.livescience.com/58753-tasmanian-tiger-facts.html#:~:text=Diet,according%20to%20the%20Encyclopedia%20Britannica.

Youtube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=939ffBru7_w