Shipstern Bluff, where no shortage of hazard awaits. Photo: Gibson. It was a choice between two incomparable things, like deciding whether you'd rather go play with a litter of Dalmatian puppies in the park or go toe-to-toe with Sasquatch in the …

"But this new discovery makes us question this belief." In addition, the discovery of the new form of disease, currently being called DFTD 2, has made researchers wonder if the Tasmanian devils have some kind of vulnerability to the disease …

“Until now, we've always thought that transmissible cancers arise extremely rarely in nature, but this new discovery makes us question this belief,” the University of Cambridge's Dr. Elizabeth Murchison, senior author of a new study about the cancer …

If it’s not a Tasmanian Tiger it’s at least something even weirder…or not. The unprompted comment from the owner that she “did not paint stripes on it” doesn’t exactly attest to its authenticity. If it looks like a dog, walks like a dog and barks like a dog then it’s a dog! Meanwhile, Chris Holly […]

Our trusty legislators have long been a wake-up to aliens as well (the foreign kind, we imagine). The Aliens Act 1913 enables aliens to hold and dispose of property in Tasmania. It also covers aspects of aliens going on trial. The act specifies it does …

This is a no-brainer, so why has it taken so long for tiger hunters to employ this tech? With more details about the search, Peter Strachan talks to Michael Moss. While the Tassie tiger may remain extant, the Jersey Devil’s existence remains unlikely. Honorary New Jerseyan Lon Strickler has a pair of tales which may […]

Michael Moss has a hot lead on the last stomping grounds of the late thylacine. Having filmed a Tassie tiger years ago, along with investigating several sightings, he knows what to look for in the bush. Peter Strachan was lucky enough to pick Mike’s brain for tips on hunting this elusively extant marsupial. Meanwhile in […]

Best Bug Out Gear | The Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 3 Tent provides 4-season protection so you and your buddies can explore the world year-round. The taffeta fly and floor have PU coatings for weather-resistance, and …

Here’s a nifty, lo-fi solution to pursuing cryptids courtesy of the University of Copenhagen. Leeches’s guts preserve blood, and DNA, making them invaluable to cryptozoologists. If they sucked a thylacine, their tummies will tell the tale. Bonus, leeches are a darn sight cheaper than one of those newfangled dashcams. It’s a blessing, and a curse […]

The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is developing a DNA test that can identify a systemic downy mildew pathogen in poppy seeds. The disease that stunts and kills poppy plants has wiped out crops across Tasmania this season, particularly in the …