On Tuesday, Genghis, Scratchy and Itchy, three baby Tasmanian Devils, managed to break out of Peel Zoo, not far from Perth. Inside, I have been cheering them on. This is a true test of survival. Tasmanian Devils, one of Australia's rare and endangered species, are faced with extinction in our harsh but fragile environment. This little trio are, however, still babies and the perils of a major highway, where kangaroos, boar and other wildlife have perished, is only a single factor in their chances of staying alive in the wild.
News report:
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/three-tassie-devils-on-the-loose-from-peel-zoo-near-mandurah/story-e6frg13u-1226498579759
* All three babies have now been recaptured: on three different days, in three different places...two of them in late night escapades. Scratchie chewed up a bathroom wall; Itchy escaped an animal cage ; while Genghis returned a little skinnier and a little bit wiser after a little bit of rain and a lovely, sunny day on a golf course.
* All three babies have now been recaptured: on three different days, in three different places...two of them in late night escapades. Scratchie chewed up a bathroom wall; Itchy escaped an animal cage ; while Genghis returned a little skinnier and a little bit wiser after a little bit of rain and a lovely, sunny day on a golf course.
