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7 Prominent people

For a small population base Tasmania has produced a number of significant people in many areas:

• Sport:
  • Cricket - David Boon, Ricky Ponting, Max Walker
  • Australian Rules Football - Darryl Baldock , Peter Hudson , Paul Hudson , Brendan Gale , Laurie Nash
  • Motor racing - John Bowe , Marcos Ambrose
  • Other - Stephen Hawkins ( Rowing), David Foster ( Woodchopping )
• TV/film:
  • Actors - Errol Flynn, Freya Stafford , Simon Baker, Alison Whyte , Essie Davis
  • Reality television - Regina Bird, Simon Ditcham , Amali Ward
  • Other - Charles Wooley (journalist)
• Arts - Peter Dombrovskis, Olegas Truchanas, Graeme Murphy, Peter Sculthorpe, Richard Flanagan, Christopher Koch
• Politics - Bob Brown, Joseph Lyons
• Other
  • Mary Donaldson, now the Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
  • Rodney Croome, gay rights activist

8 Indigenous animals

8.1 Thylacine

The island of Tasmania was home to the Thylacine, a marsupial equivalent to a wild dog. Known colloquially as the Tasmanian Tiger because of the distinctive striping across its back, it became extinct in mainland Australia much earlier because of the introduction of the dingo. Due to persecution by farmers, government-funded bounty hunters, and, in the final years, collectors for overseas museums, it also appears to have been exterminated in Tasmania. The last known animal died in captivity in 1936. Many alleged sightings have been recorded in recent times.

8.2 Tasmanian Devil

The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial found exclusively on the island of Tasmania. The size of a small dog but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is characterised by its black fur, offensive odour when stressed, extremely loud and disturbing screeching, and vicious temperament. It also was threatened with extinction because of human actions, but it has survived and nowadays it is widespread throughout Tasmania and fairly common.

Recently (2004), the Tasmanian Devil population has been reduced to just 9% by "Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease" which renders the Devils unable to function and the majority have died of starvation when the tumors have spread to their mouths. Enquiries have found that the tumors may be caused by the runoff of a poison the Department of Forestry has been using to curb pests in plantation forests.

9 Places in Tasmania

See also: List of Australian islands, lakes, bridges, highways, rivers, mountains and regions.

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