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Tasmanian tiger may have survived into the 2000s, new analysis suggests

Last known thylacine died in 1936 but new research suggesting the animals may have survived longer in the wild ‘relies on a lot of maybes’, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023

Tassie tiger could have lived to early 2000s: study

Researchers who examined more than 1200 Tasmanian tiger observations say the marsupial could have survived in the wild for decades longer than thought.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

Thylacines may have survived later than scientists thought, new research suggests

New research suggests Tasmanian tigers could have lived much later than scientists first thought, into the 1980s and beyond.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023