When did the Tasmanian wolf go extinct and why?

Answer 1

The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger and sometimes the Tasmanian Wolf), became extinct during the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo on the 7th of September, 1936. It was a carnivorous marsupial mammal and did not have any natural predators. It was hunted to extinction after a bounty was placed on it as a livestock killer. There is disputed evidence that a very small number may yet still exist in the Tasmanian wilderness, but nobody has seen, photographed or trapped one. A recent attempt was made to clone one, but failed due to the DNA being of insufficient quality.

Answer 2

The extinction of the Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, was entirely due to European settlement. When farmers complained that the animal was a threat to their livestock, a bounty was placed on it, and the species was literally hunted to extinction.

Answer 3

The extinction of the Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as the Thylacine (and also known as the Tasmanian tiger), in Tasmania was directly a result of European settlement. Farmers were concerned the animal was a threat to livestock, so they petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it, allowing them to kill the creature on sight.

This marsupial also existed on the Australian mainland, but died out before European settlement. There are several theories why Thylacine is believed to have become extinct from the Australian mainland. One is that it was due to the introduction of the dingo, and the increased competition for food. Another suggests climate change was a large factor. Most recently, scientists have discovered that the Thylacine lacked sufficient genetic diversity for it to continue to be a viable species. It is this same lack of genetic diversity which has made the Tasmanian devil in Australia vulnerable to the Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD).
NO! it is not, but it only lives in remote places in Tasmania

Answer 4

It is thought maybe due to overhunting or competition from dingoes, but there's not really much information. It actually could still be out there, but as far as we know, it's extinct. Also, possibly due to competition from other animals, many of them introduced and destruction of habitat.

The Tasmanian wolf, better known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine, is believed to have become extinct from the Australian mainland due to the introduction of the dingo, and the increased competition for food.

Its extinction in Tasmania was directly a result of European settlement. Farmers were concerned the animal was a threat to livestock, so they petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it, allowing them to kill the creature on sight.

The Thylacine is believed to have become extinct on the Australian mainland because of increased competition for food as a result of the Aborigines introducing the dingo to the continent.

Answer 5

The Tasmanian wolf is more properly known as the Thylacine as well as 'Tasmanian tiger'.

Fossil evidence shows it originally roamed the entire continent, as well as the island of New Guinea, but it was extinct from both those locations long before European settlement. It then became extinct from the Australian island state of Tasmania in 1936.

Answer 6

The Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as the Thylacine, became extinct during the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936, but it is not known whether there were still some live Thylacines in the wild. It was extinct from the Australian mainland long before European settlers arrived.

The Thylacine was hunted to extinction in Tasmania after a bounty was placed on it, as farmers were concerned about the loss of their livestock.

Scientists have also recently proven that, prior to its extinction, the Thylacine had limited genetic diversity, which may well have contributed to its extinction. There is every chance that, were Thylacines still in existence today, they would most likely be facing similar problems currently faced by the Tasmanian devil.

Answer 7

The Tasmanian wolf, better known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine, is believed to have become extinct from the Australian mainland due to the introduction of the dingo, and the increased competition for food.

Its extinction in Tasmania was directly a result of European settlement. Farmers were concerned the animal was a threat to livestock, so they petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it, allowing them to kill the creature on sight.

Answer 8

It is not really a matter of what scientists think about the extinction of the Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine. Its extinction is based on several, clear facts.

The Thylacine's extinction in Tasmania was directly a result of European settlement. Farmers were concerned the animal was a threat to livestock, so they petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it, allowing them to kill the creature on sight.

Scientists do have a theory regarding why the Thylacine became extinct from the Australian mainland (not the island of Tasmania). This is believed to be due to the introduction of the dingo, and the increased competition for food.

Further recent research suggest that, in the early part of the Twentieth Century an extremely virulent disease began to spread first through the wild then captive populations. Exactly what this disease was remains unknown but it was described as being similar to but distinct from canine distemper. Another theory points to the fact that, by the time the Thylacine was confined to the island of Tasmania, the remaining specimens did not have sufficient genetic diversity to sustain the population. A similar problem is currently affecting the Tasmanian devil, resulting in the spread of the fatal DFTD, or Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

Answer 9

The Tasmanian wolf is more correctly known as the Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. The last known specimen of the Thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936.