https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda Made with a wish on a star en-us 2021-09-29 18:19:06 UTC 2025-10-11 02:06:03 UTC hello@padlet.com mgonzalez2220 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779049546 The Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, was a carnivorous dog-like marsupial which inhabited the island of Tasmania. It was recorded that in 1803, when Europeans first settled Tasmania, there were approximately 5,000 Tasmanian Tigers]]> 2021-09-29 18:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779049546 mgonzalez2220 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779055003 In 1830, the Van Diemens Land Co. introduced a bounty on the animal. They were considered pests by farmers and land owners.]]> 2021-09-29 18:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779055003 mgonzalez2220 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779056337 The Tasmanian Tiger lived in forests, grasslands, and wetlands on the island of Tasmania, however, some records show it inhabiting Australia and New Guinea.]]> 2021-09-29 18:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779056337 mgonzalez2220 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779056975 Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Dasyuromorphia 
Family- Thylacinidae 
Genus: Thylacinus S
Species: Thylacinus cynocephalus

]]> 2021-09-29 18:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779056975 lvandervlugt22 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779071974 In 1888 the Tasmanian parliament placed an additional bounty for the thylacine for approximately $1.25]]> 2021-09-29 18:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779071974 bmills222 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779089353 Between 1890-1910, over 2000 thylacines were killed due to hunting.]]> 2021-09-29 18:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779089353 bmills222 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779089784 Benjamin was captured in the wild in 1933 and was then delivered to the Beaumaras Zoo. After the death of the zoo owner, the new owners of the zoo began to neglect Benjamin. He was locked out of his shelter nd forced to sleep in the cold. On September 7, 1936, Benjamin was found dead in his enclosure. Just 2 months earlier, in July of 1936, the Thylacine was granted protected status.]]> 2021-09-29 18:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779089784 bmills222 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779104193 In 1999, the research team at the Australian Museum launched the Thylacine Cloning Project. The research team used female Thylacine tissue samples that had been preserved in alcohol for more than 100 years. In 2002, they successfully extracted the DNA, however, in 2005, the project was scrapped due to difficulties with the quality of DNA.]]> 2021-09-29 18:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779104193 lvandervlugt22 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779121073 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-footage-benjamin-last-tasmanian-tiger-ever-seen-alive-180975000/

https://www.livescience.com/58753-tasmanian-tiger-facts.html

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2018/09/iconic-australian-animals-that-once-had-a-bounty-on-them/

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/extinction-of-thylacine

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

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Tastiger.shtml

https://theconversation.com/why-did-the-tasmanian-tiger-go-extinct-11324

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Thylacinus_cynocephalus/classification/]]> 2021-09-29 19:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1779121073 lvandervlugt22 https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1784244406 The Thylacine was extremely vulnerable, not only due to its small population size, but also due to its limited habitat. A combination of limited resources, "over-harvesting", and overall misinformation led to the species endangerment.]]> 2021-10-01 13:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tholstein2/g6awdmg6nqq3jwda/wish/1784244406