Dimensions
235 x 153 x 13mm
Of all Australia's unique and special fauna, extinct or extant, the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is perhaps the most enduringly fascinating of all. Like the dodo, the flightless bird of Mauritius who met its grisley demise at the hands of over-zealous hunters, the Tasmanian tiger has a sorry place in the history of humanity's all-out assault on the natural environment yet it continues to capture the imagination of people around the world.
For most people, the closest they'll ever get to a Tasmanian tiger is staring at one on the label of a bottle of Cascade or driving behind a car with Tasmania licence plates. Everywhere you look in Tasmania, there are pictures, symbols, signs and designs of the Apple Isle's most famous resident, yet the last captive animal died in 1936, and according to scientists the species is officially extinct. Or is it?
According to "tiger hunter" Col Bailey, the truth is out there. He has been researching and collecting stories about the Tassie tiger for over 30 years.
