Australia's Tasmanian devils are dying off due to a disease called DFTD, or devil facial tumor disease. This contagious cancer is spread when Tasmanian devils bite each other.
In the 13 years since the disease was first discovered, the population of Tasmanian devils has dropped about 70%. Earlier this month, the Australian government officially changed the status of the Tasmanian devil from "vulnerable" to "endangered."
Get the facts on Tasmanian devils in the Creature Feature.
Watch a video about Tasmanian devils and the contagious cancer on National Geographic Kids.
Read how kids helped Tasmanian devils at a wildlife conservation center.
Learn more about this story from The Guardian.
In the 13 years since the disease was first discovered, the population of Tasmanian devils has dropped about 70%. Earlier this month, the Australian government officially changed the status of the Tasmanian devil from "vulnerable" to "endangered."
Get the facts on Tasmanian devils in the Creature Feature.
Watch a video about Tasmanian devils and the contagious cancer on National Geographic Kids.
Read how kids helped Tasmanian devils at a wildlife conservation center.
Learn more about this story from The Guardian.
I have to agree
no!!!!!!!!!!!! i saw a video on tasmanian devils and they are so cute! they can't be endangered!
But who would do somthing to these little guys they aint that bad to the enviroment who would want to hurt them i am with you tonre1 they are cute but they can be very dangurious to some things in the world that makes poeple mad or something like that. i am going to do what i can to help the poor little tasmanian devils so they do noy become gone for for for for.............EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a question. If Humans are suppsodly bitten by vampires, what do you call a wolverine who bites another wolverines and kills it? It is sad that i am spending my summer thinking of questions like that.
To 2whitie I tink they are called canibals.
Tasmanian devils are very cute but they sound horribly horrible.
This year in my class I studied Tasmanian Devils and before that I didn't know they were endangered.