Cancer threatens to wipe out Devils
Australian conservationists are beginning to accept that they are losing the fight to save an iconic animal.
A facial cancer has virtually wiped out Tasmanian Devils in the wild.
With no sign of a cure, a programme has been launched to breed animals in captivity -- and then release them once all the wild ones have gone.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Tasmania.
A facial cancer has virtually wiped out Tasmanian Devils in the wild.
With no sign of a cure, a programme has been launched to breed animals in captivity -- and then release them once all the wild ones have gone.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Tasmania.