Back in 2020 , " Adventurous Lisa " and 10 other Tasmanian demon were reintroduced to mainland Australia having gone extinct in the part around 3,000 eld ago . Now Lisa has given nascence to three joeys add together to the growing population of these small marsupial .
The11 individuals were releasedby Aussie Ark with partners Re : godforsaken , WildArk , and the Australian Reptile Park in an event that included thespian Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Patak . Thanks to the reintroduction of 21 additional adults and the birth of 16 joeys , the universe is grow healthily . The news of original the Tempter Lisa ’s triplets is a very beneficial indication .
“ We were in the middle of routine devil health checks when we were overjoyed to discover Lisa had joeys , ” Tim Faulkner , Aussie Ark managing conductor , said in astatement . “ This is the very first confirmed devil joeys of 2023 , and proof yet again that our training programme and rewilding political program is work . ”
Devil joeys Itchy and Scratchy were born in 2020. Image credit: Aussie Ark
The team estimates that 45 newfangled joeys will be born in the dotty asylum this twelvemonth , a phonograph record number and a will to the effort of Aussie Ark and its partners ' intellect of how to expert care for and support these animals as they are reintroduced . Tasmanian devils are the big carnivore marsupials living today but in Australia , they were outcompeted by dingoes around 3,000 years ago .
They remain extant on the island of Tasmania but even there they have become imperil . A transmissible , painful , and fateful disease calledDevil Facial Tumor Disease(DFTD)—the only known transmittable cancer — decimated up to 90 pct of the unwarranted population of Tasmanian fiend .
The reintroduction of the devils also helps to hold in trespassing feral Arabian tea and fox whose presence in Australia threatens other endangered and autochthonal species . They are also sporty animals , so as scavengers , they help keep their territory blank and detached of disease .
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky releases “Adventurous Lisa” into the wild in 2020. Image credit: Aussie Ark
“ This is a great example of how returning a species to its risky home can rewild the entire ecosystem , ” said Janice Chanson , Re : fantastic senior associate of specie conservation . “ This is particularly important in combat clime change and biodiversity loss and in improving the overall health of our satellite . Aussie Ark is also providing a theoretical account for how we can efficaciously rewild struggling ecosystems around the world . ”
Before further reintroduction beyond the sanctuary , Aussie Ark be after to re-introduce more coinage that will help restore the natural symmetry of the ecosystem : Eastern quolls , Brush - arse rock wallabies , Rufous bettongs , long - nosed potoroo , parma wallaby , and southern brown bandicoots .
