What are the threats to the Tasmanian tiger?

Answer 1

The Tasmanian devil is at the top of the food chain in Australia, and therefore has no natural predators.

Answer 2

No, the Tasmanian Devil and the Tasmanian Tiger (properly called a Thylacine) both occupied the top of the food chain, competing for live prey, until the Thylacine became extinct in 1936.

There have been unconfirmed sightings of the thylacine, but they are probably the result of wishful thinking, and the animal truly is believed to be extinct.

Answer 3

At the time when the Tasmanian Tiger, more properly known as the Thylacine, was not extinct, it had no natural predators. It was only when Europeans settled in Tasmania that the species was wiped out. Man became its biggest predator, and judging by the fact that Tasmanian Tigers/ Thylacines are now extinct, it could safely be said that the Tasmanian Tiger did not escape from its predators.

Answer 4

There are no longer any threats to the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine as it is correctly called, because it is believed to be extinct.

The Thylacine was wiped out by man, who perceived it as a threat to livestock and set out on a campaign to decimate its population - a campaign that, unfortunately, succeeded.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Thylacine's biggest threat was its competitor for food, the Tasmanian Devil. Originally, when the Thylacine was found on the mainland as well, it is thought that the dingo's arrival caused its extinction from the continent, as the dingo was bigger and a more vicious hunter and killer.

Answer 5

The main predators of Tasmanian Tigers, now believed extinct, were human hunters (both Aboriginal but especially European) and dingoes.

Answer 6

The Tasmanian Tiger (properly called a Thylacine) occupied the top of the food chain, competing with the Tasmanian Devil for live prey, until the Thylacine became extinct in 1936.