AUSTRALIA'S WILDLIFE ARK

Here is our chance to save the Tasmanian devil!

 

High in the hills of the Barrington Tops is a critical project working to save an endangered Australian animal. Devil Ark is the largest conservation breeding program for the Tasmanian devil on mainland Australia.

 

The iconic Tasmanian marsupial is at serious risk of extinction from the highly contagious devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). Devil Ark’s ambitious breeding program might be the key to its survival.

 

Located at an altitude of 1,350 metres in the Barrington Tops, Devil Ark provides the perfect breeding environment for devils. The Tasmanian-like vegetation and cool, wet and snowy conditions means the devils feel right at home!

 

But it is a battle against time! Genetic diversity is rapidly diminishing in Tasmania, so at Devil Ark, we are racing to breed large numbers of devils to preserve the species. There are currently 120 devils at the Ark and the goal is to have 360 devils at Devil Ark by 2016.

 

Devil Ark is very different to a zoo where small enclosures mean loss of natural behaviour. Devils at Devil Ark are kept in a natural environment to maintain their wild behaviour and our keepers intervene as little as possible.  This means a cost-effective and devil-friendly approach.

 

Devil Ark relies on community support and donations to give hope to the Tasmanian devil. Right now, Devil Ark urgently needs to feed and house its next generation of babies.