Researchers are preparing to test a vaccine to thwart the spread of a deadly contagious cancer in an iconic Australian marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Devil facial tumour ...

Declining numbers of the endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) are affecting the evolutionary genetics of a small predator, the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), according to ...

A diseased Tasmanian devil has been filmed on a farm in the state's north-west. The state's environment department says the devil has "emaciation and fur loss associated with severe disease" and ...

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck’s occasional enemy, the voracious Tasmanian devil, may pose a threat to something we’d actually like to see disappear from this planet: the superbug.

A Tasmanian devil ran into her bathroom, chased by Ms Preece's dogs, to take shelter behind the toilet she was sitting on. "I was not sure if I was tripping out or something … ...

The “Tasmanian Devil” not only evolved faster than a supernova, but 14 individual flares were observed, lighting up over a stretch of several months, or about a hundred days.

In the 20 years since it was first discovered, DFTD has killed at least 80 percent of the wild Tasmanian devil population. The devils have no immunity; once infected, they are almost certain to die.

The fatal disease has decimated devil populations in the state, triggering the Tasmanian government to list the species as endangered in 2008, closely followed by the federal government in 2009.

Tasmanian devils are endangered. Pictured, an individual with devil facial tumour disease. Blake Nisbet, Author provided. Over the past 25 years the disease – an aggressive, transmittable ...

An Australian woman found a Tasmanian devil in her house after mistaking it for her dog's stuffed toy, according to a report. Kirsten Muhle Lynch At least this loony Tasmanian devil didn’t bring ...

The Tasmanian devil is classified as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Australian Museum.