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Playing God with Devils

There seems to be no way of stopping the disease spreading. Because at
the moment, the front for the disease extends from the Northwest down to
the Southwest of the state; which is some of the most rugged parts of
Tasmania with large rivers and deep gorges.

There's no way of stopping Devils moving; and also finding each other
and biting each other. So, what were looking to do--faced with the
prospect that the Devils might actually become extinct in the wild and
Tasmania--is to establish insurance populations.

One way is to move healthy Devils to zoos on the mainland of Australia.
The second option that's being looked at, is the possibility of putting
healthy Devils on one or more Tasmanian islands.

  Dr. Steven Smith
  Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease Program
  Hobart, Tasmania

Listen to full interview with Melissa Block on NPR.

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