Tasmanian devils are losing a hellish battle: A contagious cancer–called devil facial tumor disease–is spreading across their island home, their last bastion of safety from human encroachment. Populations of this carnivorous marsupial have declined in parts of Tasmania by as much as 95 percent, and the species is now officially endangered
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Devils’ Advocates: Catching a Slice of Tasmanian Devil Life [Slide Show]
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