The Extinction Tragedy of the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)

[@toddwilliams6152]

Just a note. We used to see tigers in the leven canyon area quite regularly in the early 80s while possum hunting. Never mentioned it to the authorities,well you know what happens next. Also have an uncle on the west coast who says they are still around

[@cuorenerazzurro1661]

Yes for sure and no one ever got a single picture or video… Stop being in denial, claiming it to be alive won t bring it back.

[@soozdundee]

They're absolutely still around. Sometimes it's safer to be extinct. ❤

[@Bulgaria9]

This is a very good, I think it’s insanely unlikely that the last thylacine died in that zoo

[@bustownbc2787]

It's been almost 100 years and no 1 has a real clear picture..and no1 has caught or seen any.... their gone homie lol

[@nicholasprince2697]

@@Bulgaria9 the worst thing about Benjamin's passing is that he was left out all night and died of cold.

[@Richard-gy1pq]

​@bustownbc2787 speak for yourself! I've seen them. Quite often see prints which cannot be mistaken.

[@wheatfieldproductions1564]

I think, this is the only animal that I really want to be brought to life, so fascinating. After dinosaur, this is truly a legend.

[@wheatfieldproductions1564]

@@therichestmaninbabylon7942 Right now is nearly impossible. But I think it will be posible in a few years.

[@qwilfish66]

Poor Benjamin died from neglect after freezing to death because no one bothered putting him inside his enclosure 🤬😡 shame on them

[@luciantempest1291]

Look at those idiots banging on his cage 🤬 22:22 I’m so glad people have pushed for protection of the natural earth

[@lostmangos]

Thats a myth.

[@Elsss_01]

It was a female and it's name was not Benjamin that was a lie spread by someone claiming to have worked at the zoo do don't call it Benjamin please

[@andrewaarons5058]

I called into question the human need to watch imprisoned animals for our own sick pleasure ,and the need for expeditions to further imprison more!

[@arun.krishnanVFX]

One of the best documentaries I've seen recently. Keep going. expecting more contents about Thylacines

[@messiahsgate1172]

This is the best documentary I have ever seen on the Tasmanian tiger, I am such a fan of them I own a T shirt with one on it, and I’m American, and nobody here, knows what it is lol. I also deeply appreciate your message at the end about God. These are troubling times with war and pollution and mass extinction and, all I can do is clean to Jesus Christ the risen Son of God the one who masterfully designed creation surly will hold us in the shadow of His wings.

[@HalsPals]

Same here. I have a realistic mini figurine of one. I truly anticipate seeing them on the New Earth. Afterall, rebuilding the instruction set from specific DNA is certainly not too hard for the God of Creation!

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Amen Messiah's Gate and Hal's Pals. We are also excited to see these lovely animals in heaven someday. :) God be with you always in your journey through life. Stay faithful, my friends :) God bless!

[@rebecca5279]

This was a breath of fresh air to see a nature program without the plague of an evolutionary explanation that is always brought up & assumed to be true. I'm also a believer in Christ & in young earth creation. I'm from the US too but have been fascinated by the thylacine in particular. I regularly illustrate it the most more than anything else. God bless, I also loved this presentation with the ending about the true God of the Bible & his creation!

[@jonathanhall1825]

There are still a breeding population the environment needs to be protected

[@tommurphree5630]

I knew about it . Too bad jerks make animals extinct . Where can I get one of those cool shirts ? I'll look it up on Google.

[@Stibly]

Well if the Tasmanian Tigers have extremely good sense of smell they've probably learned to avoid the smell of humans at all costs. Maybe that's why they're so hard to find.

[@VOMITQUEEN]

I’m hoping that’s the case If so, that’s smart of them to do and tbh, they’re better off being left alone

[@tobyihli9470]

I wonder if the extinction of the tiger led to repercussions such as the absence of wolves had on Yellowstone Park, in the US? It’s nothing short of a miracle, the wonderfully advantageous happenings that occurred once wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone Park. There were trees growing next to rivers, full of beaver damns, aquatic birds, and all sorts of wildlife. It was due to replacing one animal back into the balance of nature. Simply amazing. I wonder if Tasmania is suffering in the same way Yellowstone did by the removal of just one predator.

[@johnpayne4605]

An outstanding summary, clear and without bias. Thank you.

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Thank you for watching, John :)

[@intricacy9490]

There IS some bias, but disguised until towards the end. But many will not recognise it. Up til then, yes, some good, reliable in this

[@Project_Algiz]

Definitely bias in this documentary

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Very interesting for sure. I watched the movie "The Hunter" with William Defoe about the last thylacine. a good movie.

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

Footage from the Westerway petrol station, Litchfield national Park (about 8 kilometres up the road) was also used because of it's ease of access. The run in Defoe had with the locals was at the Maydena pub just a couple of kilometres from the Park entrance (there is a photograph of the scene on the wall of the dining room).

[@benbeck1]

Great video about a wonderful creature. I live in the UK but have always been fascinated by the Thylacine since I first read about its demise many years ago. Hopefully they can be discovered in some unexplored enclave on the island or brought back using genetic techniques.

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Hello Benbeck :) Hoping for the same, that would be a wonderful sight to see them again. :) Have a blessed day ahead.

[@juniorgong6983]

Awesome clips,never seen the other pics and videos of this amazing animal

[@shadowmonarch9757]

thankyou for another brilliant presentation i look forward to next one god bless

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed the program

[@Morgan-pf8nu]

This is an awesome video! Great work

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Thanks Morgan :)

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

I fantasize about seeing one some day. I do live in Tasmania and am an avid bush walker so my chances are better than most.

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

@The Richest Man In Babylon I'm not one of those crypto hunter types. If I see one, I'll try to get footage with my phone. If I don't, I don't.

[@jellybean_91]

Fantastic video! I hope that the thylacine still exists out there.

[@murdomacleod2371]

I hope they are still about ,and got wise to keeping away from the most dangerous creature on earth !! Humans !!! Their sad story resonated with me all my life , more than any other creature . UK 🙏🏻👍

[@errolhorne1061]

Those that killed off this magnificient creature should hang there heads in shame especially the Zoo keeper of Benjiman. A great shame we all feel I have always hoped the Tigers are still out there in the Wilds of Tasmania. If so lets hope if they are ever found that they are finally appreciated and protected.

[@benpendrey3040]

benjamin harambe, the list grows......humanities failures

[@pm7375]

But the keeper died a long time ago

[@russellwayne7154]

I believe they could be alive still because friends and myself tried hiking in Tassie and were forced to give up because of the heavy terrain which anything could hide in...

[@iancraig1951]

I believe that thy are still alive because of the terrain and because local people still see them

[@sidstevens9035]

Frank Darby, who claimed to have been a keeper at Hobart Zoo, suggested Benjamin as having been the animal's pet name in a newspaper article of May 1968. No documentation exists to suggest that it ever had a pet name, and Alison Reid (de facto curator at the zoo) and Michael Sharland (publicist for the zoo) denied that Frank Darby had ever worked at the zoo or that the name Benjamin was ever used for the animal. Darby also appears to be the source for the claim that the last thylacine was a male. Robert Paddle was unable to uncover any records of any Frank Darby having been employed by Beaumaris/Hobart Zoo during the time that Reid or her father was in charge and noted several inconsistencies in the story Darby told during his interview in 1968.

[@Thylacinuscyno]

There is a few inaccurate facts in here (I.E. that thylacines hunted sheep, it was mostly wild dogs and foxes let loose by settlers) but for a general short documentary this is great! Thanks for posting this!

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Thanks for the info!

[@LaddRusso91]

I know this is an old comment, but I can't imagine foxes hunting sheep, as they usually hunt small prey.

[@caniformcraze]

@@LaddRusso91 they can take young and small sheep

[@LeChristEstRoi]

That "the thylacine didn't hunt sheep" statement doesn't make sense at all. I don't believe it. Since sheep mostly supplanted the thylacine's traditional preys in its favorite hunting grounds, why on earth such a big predator wouldn't have hunted sheep?! Such an easy and nutritious prey! If the thylacine was capable to hunt down and overpower a kangaroo, a sheep wouldn't have been much of an issue!

[@maisydaisy9970]

there are no foxes or wild dogs in Tasmania "Despite historical records indicating that a number of introductions have been attempted since the 1860s, foxes do not appear to have become firmly established in the Tasmanian landscape." "why on earth such a big predator wouldn't have hunted sheep?" They're not that big , the statues of them scattered around Launceston CBD are close to real size. A Tassie tiger is about knee height or a bit smaller.

[@jeffdevine6387]

similar to the eastern cougar of north america. It was thought extinct for many years, decades, but now there have been enough sightings and even photos that the establishment has admitted that they are not extinct. Could be the same sort of scenario

[@teleriferchnyfain]

I’ve heard a cougar in Buncombe County NC. I know very well what they sound like as I lived in northern CA for some time. I was camping with a group - a ranger came by not too much later ‘just to check on us’. Terrifying actually.

[@FrankPCarpi]

I think that it's horrible that people would hunt a creature until they went extinct. That's genocide of an innocent animal. Just because an animal didn't want to be domesticated doesn't give man an excuse to destroy a species. The poor animals were constantly trying to escape captivity, and they should have been left in their natural habitat and given the space they needed. Man has enough area to populate without driving a species away. People are capable of such incredible evil.

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Absolutely. It is a tragedy indeed.

[@garymarbella9738]

It's horrible they were hunted to extinction now we have to search to find one still alive that is unbelievable

[@sonyavincent7450]

I am inclined to believe the sighting by the park ranger in 1982 at night. He would have known what he was looking at with zero reason to deceive.

[@rogersyme1368]

Definitely still out there...on the mainland (WA)...

[@thylacineawarenessgroupofa5886]

Correction, over 7000 sightings...

[@jenniferhorstmann2279]

If they were just going to let it suffer and die from neglect, why didn’t they just let it go back to the wild? I wonder if God is hiding the remaining ones from us because we did not appreciate them and had no pity.

[@tristinsway4217]

There is a family of thylacine at Mount Macedon Black Forest in victoria🦴

[@billyedwards6101]

Thank you so much for sharing...

[@preferredparking9862]

taking action is a prayer in motion

[@TammyHadsley]

They are still out there in Australia

[@Lauchkopf97]

I love Thylacines and I love documentaries, somehow I have never searched for a Thylacine Documentary, so thanks KZbin algorithm for bringing me here, I guess. Also thanks for uploading I love it

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@scottmidgley2878]

absolutely amazing and fantastically done 👌

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Thank you so much 😀

[@stevecrump1375]

Awesome. ...Thankyou. ...God bless.🙋 ❤

[@tommurphree5630]

This reminds me of the Ivory whatever woodpecker that went extinct in the U. S. . Somebody claimed they saw one in Louisiana I believe it was . People were running around looking for it , but ofcourse none was ever found .

[@joannathesinger770]

I've seen ivory-billed woodpeckers in my lifetime...in Louisiana in my childhood. That was before the logging companies clear-cut the pine forest that covered western Louisiana. Alas, my childhood was well over 60 years ago, and by clear-cutting the forests, its habitat was destroyed. There m-a-y be a few holdouts...but woodpeckers of all sort are on the decline. One returned from the winter just last week by my workplace and was feasting on larvae and grubs...but I now live in the Intermountain West.

[@tommurphree5630]

@JoAnna The Singer That is so wrong , the logging companies doing that. Unfortunately , wildlife is diminishing all over our planet because of human overpopulation. It's puzzling that the greatest environmental problem of all is rarely mentioned by practically anyone . Somebody told me it was because it is not politically correct . 😒 I cannot figure out why , if that is so . The condition is extremely obvious . Looks like we are going to destroy the planet and ourselves .

[@laurenfrail6045]

Great doco TY ❤

[@frankielove31]

I would be absolutely wrapt to learn they’re not gone entirely

[@Richard-gy1pq]

Start wrapping!

[@richardhincemon]

The last Thylacine was shot in the wild by a farmer the last Thylacine died from exposure at the Hobart Zoo on September 7 1936.

[@absinthedream9668]

There's a theory the Thylacines were also carrying a distemper like disease that probably had an influence on their extinction as well. I'd say there is probably some truth to sightings between the mid 1930's up to the 1980's I have my doubts beyond that. Nice doco ty.

[@AFloridaSon]

But, the thylacine is not actually a dog or a cat. It is closer related to a Tasmanian devil, or kangaroo.

[@Simo-bx2qm]

They are out there I feel like the lord is protecting them

[@MarcPlaysDrums]

I just clicked onto this video…saw you comment and I gotta say that I kinda feel the same. I think they’re still out there but God ain’t letting anyone find them. Even as a child…when I learned of them and how people were trying to find them I thought…”Oh, God just doesn’t want them found, that’s all.”

[@MuhammadsMohel]

"Feeling" being the key word and feelings can be wrong. God bless.

[@johnmead8437]

Others would feel he's done a piss-poor job of that. Particularly when it is considered much of the activity that has caused extinctions (of many species) is instigated by dedicated God-botherers, some intentional, some accidental.

[@doh4828]

To think that the potential of the human mind is completely wasted on simple, magical explanations like these.

[@efraimperez2726]

@@doh4828 Look around you bud the christian god ain't around anymore. Yet people blindly and stupidly follow anyone and anything. We all have our own gods we worship. People are more uneducated now than they have ever been.

[@mbgrafix]

Our planet's situation is _far worse_ than the plight of the Tasmanian Tiger...for we are so deeply consumed with moral depravity throughout the globe that we are on course towards the certain and inevitable extinction of mankind itself! The Bible tells us that this will only be avoided due to God's intervention! _"And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short"_ *MATTHEW 24:22*

[@starsrhi2335]

Mr. Bennett, yes, you are correct. Truly, I thank the good Lord for His awesome creation, much of which, we know little. And I thank God that HE WILL intervine on our behalf; for the humanrace as a whole act worse than any animal I've encountered. The Lord has given in abundance to us, He has placed before us HIS written Word, He has made known all that we should know for our times. Yes, the humanrace is lacking in all things. BUT there is a New Day Coming - and thank God our Creator of all things, that He will put things back into place, into beauty, into love and justice AND peace. I look forward to walking aside a lion, bear, tiger, AND having on my hand - the great birds of the air coming to say hello and to play with us......Our God is a good God AND all His promises are for us to hear, learn, and enjoy, as everything continues to unfold. Take heart, our Great Hope is more awesome than we can think or image. Speed the Day. Come Lord. Love to all. Thank you Tij.tv for your continued wealth of knowledge and scriptrue that backs it all up. Happy Sabbath to those who keep it.

[@Lisa-tt9hm]

The prophecy mentioned is that of the invasion of Jerusalem by Titus.

[@Manbunmen65]

You are a Calvinist

[@mbgrafix]

@@Manbunmen65 OHHH! 😲 Clutches pearls!

[@cratecruncher6687]

I remember the new Endangered Species Act in the US when I was a little kid in the 4th grade in the 70s. The list of endangered, now protected, was a long one. From cougars to bobcats to condors, even the national bird was on the verge of extinction! Many of those species, including the bald eagle, have now been delisted and are fully recovered. It was probably the wider rangethat allowed pockets to survive unmolested in North America. Tasmania is big but maybe not big enough. Studies have shown populations reduced to small areas aren't viable and get wiped out by a one-time event like disease or bad winter.

[@matthewwelsh294]

Papua New Guinea is most likely where they are hiding. Super remote, deep dark forests, difficult terrain to travel on, etc

[@briankeyes268]

While I don't do the Bible I do appreciate this presentation for its purpose of education. I do wish for people to realize we are stewards of this planet, and life is beautiful. Shame on us for the loss of our fellow earthlings.

[@chrisfromsouthaus2735]

I think that a major hurdle against instigating the kind of truly massive search required to find one within the deep, Tassy wilderness, is that for every credible sighting of one, there's 10 news stories of a thylacine being seen in South Australia, or near Cairns. It creates a kind of "thylacine fatigue" that makes it hard to motivate the effort needed.

[@larrybaker9924]

They are still there deep in the forest.

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

@@larrybaker9924 I truly believe this, and those who have gotten a glimpse of them since their "extinction" have been given a rare gift. When I see the footage of the last thylacines in the zoos, I just wish that I had been around then to take care of them and show them the love that was denied them. It breaks my heart to see what humans have done to this planet. We are like a plague, but I hold on to hope that enough of us will wake up and save what we still have.

[@edwardspirling5522]

Is it impossible they could be in S. A in your opinion?

[@chrisfromsouthaus2735]

@@edwardspirling5522 I'm certain of it. South Australia is completely lacking in the kind of deep, inaccessible forests it would take to not only hide all live members, of breeding population, of apex predators, but any physical trace of them. South of the Goyder Line, you'd be hard pressed to find more than a handful of patches of bushland that doesn't have a house, or road, or a farm within a couple of kilometres of it. North of it, the only area with the biomass to support them would be the Flinders Ranges, and it's such a popular tourist area, it's inconceivable that there wouldn't have been a clear photo/video, or a roadkill by now. We've found thylacine specimens from well before European settlement. I believe there was a mummified one found in a cave, on the Nullarbor, from around 3000 years ago, so it's not like we wouldn't notice signs of them, if they were still around, even in remote locations. Logically, contemporary examples should dwarf ancient specimens, if they are still around, but there's zilch. People where able to find a tiny, previously thought to be extinct lizard, the Pigmy Blue Tounged Lizard, in South Australia. It's tiny, confined to a dozen or so acres, over a handful of locations, and lives almost entirely in spider holes. I find it almost impossible to believe that it would be rediscovered, while a dog sized, easily recognisable animal wouldn't. Personally, I think Papua New Guinea is very likely to still support a decent population of them. There's many reports of them from the indigenous, and non indigenous inhabitants alike, and there's thousands of square kilometres, of highly mountainous, yet to be explored habitat. It's wet, with highly acidic soil, so evidence of them doesn't last long (South Australia is the opposite of this, btw. Specimens would be easily preserved in SA) Biologists are still regularly discovering new, reasonably large sized animals, in PNG too.

[@edwardspirling5522]

@@chrisfromsouthaus2735 that's interesting. All your points sound very logical to me. I'm. Actually travelling to SA and Victoria from march 1st and doing a search myself using some gadgets etc. Naturally I hope you're not quite right about there not being any thylacine. I am gonna try the flinders ranges btw.

[@blooky102]

It is saddening if the Thylacine is truly extinct, they lived when my great grandma was around, although my family never been to Australia or Tasmania the Thylacine is missed all over the globe by people like me that missing the opportunity to see it by being born too late. Lets hope that... perhaps they are still alive or that cloning might fix this mistake.

[@MikeBanks2003]

I found the body of one freshly killed by a vehicle on the road--but not in Tasmania--in Western Australia near Norseman. The stripes were unmistakable, but the head had been crushed by a vehicle wheel.. This would have been early nineteen eighties. I suspect it had been eating road kill, or something it had caught up to on the road--because it was beside a road when I discovered it.

[@Anonymous-vr9hp]

So you found something people had been looking for and just left it?

[@MikeBanks2003]

@@Anonymous-vr9hp yes--I had no way of moving it. It was a bit bigger than your average dog--about the size of a Rotty, with a thick heavy tail.

[@andrewaarons5058]

3000 sightings! even if only 25% of them are legitimate that makes it 750 sightings legitimate and take into account those people that didn't make reports. You can't discredit that many sightings

[@Proj_Doomsday]

Its gone. We humans fucked up. Its that simple.

[@juneallan4903]

When we were traveling In Northern Territory Australia.way south of Darwin and south of Daley waters.we saw a Tasmanian tiger crossing the road April 1990.when we arrived at the pub at Daley Waters.,I mentioned our sighting to a few men sitting at the bar.i was told them,what we had saw...they said don't worry about it,there's a few of them around here,but no one believes them.when we settled in Murphy's CK on range east of Toowoomba ranges Qld.my neighbour drove into our property's.looking bit white.then proceeded to tell me that he was sitting on his bush toilet,he saw a Tasmanian Tiger,clear as hell,it looked at the neighbour from up back hill and not far away.my neighbour had been building a cabin around 1998? when he saw the creature.how many people don't report these sightings due to the fact no one believes them?

[@klatuk4u1]

I hope one day to see two things. 1. A living Thylacine. 2. A documentary where we stop pretending that all natives were noble savages who "lived in harmony" as we know natives EVERYWHERE impact their environments greatly. Human beings are human being no matter where they are found.

[@amyreich2524]

Since God has made us stewards of the earth we have failed miserably. If God allowed, man would surely destroy this world & everything in it. I remember an old preacher said, "There's no way out...but UP!"

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

The preacher was right, but most will go down to hell after because of the way they lived in selfishness, pride and following their own concepts & ideas rather than following God's commands. 🥶TRUTH

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

@Brandon Letzco I hope so for you're sake you unrepentant sinner. I hope you are correct Because if you're wrong, you lose the game 🥶TRUTH

[@kimberleywilliams5228]

There’s a small colony on the main land that some in govt know about and keep protected - also in Tasmania it does exisist still

[@nicholaskearney678]

I agree. Just worked with a Kiwi who lived 27 years over there, in Parks. He knows, thank full now.

[@johnmead8437]

@@nicholaskearney678 Might just be one with "fertile" imagination. If working in Parks, he should know what is fact and otherwise, and be able to provide proof, or good reason for knowing. Many who work in Parks & other occupations extrapolate poor information/sightings into whatever they are seeking, rare species, ecological damage, anti poison activism are all examples with many poor and incorrect conclusions, some from self proclaimed experts. And among the drivel there could be a few genuine records, that often get dismissed due to the general trend of exaggeration (intentional or otherwise). A mainland colony would need to be predator proof contained, and in an area that hasn't had wild dogs/cats. Good luck finding that.

[@lucyw.7597]

Ive always been fascniated by them...and followed tons of info on 'sightings' for decades..it's a nice thought that there are some left...but I dont believe it i'm afraid..especially in the age of the internet..its just not possible to keep something like that hidden.. the research into engineering genetically modified 'clones' is very interesting though...we may yet see one reproduced in our lifetime!

[@johnmead8437]

@@lucyw.7597 Remote sites without ever having had established wild dog populations might have a remnant populations clinging on. The problem of so many idiots fabricating records and the naïve insisting foxes/cats/yowies etc are down to earth 200% thylacine is another reason records are dismissed. Blame the mushrooms and tiktok facebook etc, that encourage unsuitable breeds. If they were on the mainland dog hunters would have caught them, end of.

[@glennharrison1679]

I don't think so. Their history.

[@nicholaskearney678]

Really, now, they were caged and not appreciated, enjoyed. Great doco, species still leaving earth.

[@lucyw.7597]

Its important to reaslise how many new species are discovered every year too...

[@jemzargo]

I believe in the continued existence of the thyalssen as much as I believe in Yetis and Bunyips. In an era where we photograph practically everything that moves, the idea amongst THOUSANDS of claimed sightings that we would not have at least one clear image is really quite hard to credit. Sorry folks we killed it off. Let's try and save the unique Australian species that HAVE survived in spite of our best (or worst) efforts in the past.

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

i went to tasmania = i am sure they are still alive !

[@priscilladias8544]

Mauler by english writer Shawn Williamson. Mauler is indicated by english writer, historian, cinema director Andrew Sinclair. He compares It with White Fang by Jack London. Mauler is the best story about thilacine.

[@elzaaltmann]

Disgusting what people do towards animals, any animal. Sad. It belongs to us, keep it safe.

[@Y-AR]

It is a very sad and unfortunate event how we destroyed other creations of God that we humans have been tasked to care for, we fail constantly. And we always find ourselves regretting the behavior we purposely displayed. Humans are destroying the nature, our very own habitat and disgustingly killing even our fellow human beings. The wars, crimes, hunger, preventable diseases. We have been so SELF-ABSORBED that we deliberately omit to help our fellow human beings who is in need of help. The environment is crying out for help too. We all know that the demise and destruction of our environment and fellow humans will greatly affects us individually one way or another. There are a lot of people, organizations fighting and working to help protect the environment and give assistance and care for the people that is in various unfortunate situations. Yet we just find ourselves reading the statistics, watching the unfortunate events, and then go on with our own lives without giving much thought on the unfortunate news we just learned. We reason that we have no means to help or there is a lot of people who will care about it, they don't need us. But we all have the means to help in any way we can, whether small or big contributions, monetary or voluntary work. We just choose to care less and live on.

[@TheIncredibleJourney]

Amen Yeden, may you continue to be a blessing to your family, friends, and the community you belong to. :) God bless!

[@sidstevens9035]

Easy peasy ! Just pray to your 'Lord' to create them again !

[@Y-AR]

@@sidstevens9035 😆мақсат қойып жатқандай сезінесіз

[@Kusina_at_Patalim]

The company responsible for the extinction of these animals should be ashamed.

[@mikebryant614]

I'm not saying that the Thylacine still exists , but I am saying it is impossible to categorically state that they are extinct if you respect Science at all - because the vastness and inaccessibility of much of Tasmania is such that it is, in fact, entirely possible that there is a remnant population still in existence in those areas.,and it's effectively impossible to get in there to find them ,that is how thick and rough the terrain in question is , and there is an awful lot of it , more than enough to support a decent Thylacine population. It would not in fact surprise me at all if more species that are either unknown , or considered extinct were to one day be found in the Tasmanian outback in the future. , and I am sure anyone with an actual real life grasp of how tough that country is to explore and how big it is will agree with this.

[@nicholaskearney678]

They exist.

[@wattsiswhat]

Well done

[@MiThreeSunz]

Humankind is infinitely ignorant and arrogant in its destruction of all things naturally beautiful.

[@tobyihli9470]

Mr. Churchill was pretending to be optimistic about the presence of more tigers so as to shed the guilt of his personal involvement of their extinction.

[@Manbunmen65]

The question is, if I'm hunting and I see a bigfoot, do I shoot it to prove it exists? The same for the Thylacine. The proof would be there, but would they be the villain, or the hero?

[@pudding7074]

I vote villain.

[@ianb9028]

Yes you should, but only with a camera.

[@tobyihli9470]

“Largely,” due to European settlement? Don’t you mean, ”Entirely due to European settlement!”

[@jamesreid1778]

New Guinea is an island made up of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya (Part of Indonesia). I have only heard of reports on the Irian Jaya side of the border, ie not in Papua New Guinea. Any search for the Thylacine in Irian Jaya would likely take months for success, even with local help. Very inhospitable terrain. Should only be undertaken by a professional, and I hope Forest Galante will mount an extended expedition at some point. Other than Tasmania, Irian Jaya would be the best place to search for the Thylacine. Mainland Australia has too many misidentified animal sightings (particularly foxes) to take seriously imo.

[@matthewwelsh294]

Drones would help with remote areas where it is hard for humans to get to

[@aaronwest8909]

This was an excellent little doco on the thylacine, but why finish with the god bs??? So unnecessary

[@zacdixon6841]

Shame we have this unspoken need for more than we need

[@vladimirberegovoy2886]

No more hunting. Only sightings.

[@joelhungerford8388]

The sad thing is that if there were any surviving tigers out there, the mouth tumor that is wiping out the devil most likely wiped out any remaining tiger specimens too

[@ericwheat9540]

I’m hoping someone will find one alive. You know, don’t kill it and bring it back.

[@bernadettecrawford3656]

There is still uncovered land in tasmania

[@paulturner8372]

This was the work of man back then.

[@OrcHead]

Sadly its gone these wild goose chases don't help

[@Numbz1]

I liked the video until it went on a lutanic religious rant.

[@matthewwelsh294]

I am amazed a religious person care about the environment unlike the American Christians

[@reynaldojuan6454]

Why not leave them alone

[@zafaradeel2107]

Nature has no religion,save him and protect all species.

[@bennoble6320]

These things are great asset for tourism.

[@dg-vg9di]

If people would stop shooting these animals then they may make a come back.

[@pouwakaruwhiu8349]

It's gone for ever 😔😢

[@amyj.4992]

I've heard of this cousin of tiger, and seen it in one of my animal books. Europe strikes again

[@AFloridaSon]

Fun fact: It's closer related to a koala than a tiger.

[@michaellynch6482]

The world would be a better place with a few tasmanian tigers in it. I hope they are out there.

[@thylacinuscynocephalus3429]

Here I am

[@waqarkhan25]

please enough is enough there is no rumor of thylacine because it does not alive it's gone forever

[@lulumilla1]

Well can’t change the nature of animas

[@billjones1687]

Leave them alone

[@pauloconnor7951]

Due to corporate interests; who pay royalties by the way; the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wouldn't want another one found. When it is found; has to be protected and isolated in strictest security while simultaneously getting the word out on numerous social media .

[@Marcivermectin]

How did a nature preserve become deforested?

[@tobyihli9470]

The tiger is gone. What a crying shame, but it is forever gone.

[@speckledjim_]

If they are out there, it's probably best that they're not found

[@sidstevens9035]

The last Tiger was never known as 'Benjamin'. Fact. Please do some research.

[@zalired8925]

At the current rate of dingo eradication for the sake of sheep (again) it won't be long until we see videos of of unconfirmed sightings of a dingo.

[@rh3713]

A beautiful animal destroyed by humanity. The story of Benjamin’s neglect personalizes the crime.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Looking after the environment and nature is important. Here in my State, the Democrats just voted to make abortion of human babies legal, with zero restrictions from girls age 13 on up, being able to slaughter their babies up to, and just after birth without any legal charges. This law was passed in spite of massive outcry across the State. They can do this at no cost to themselves because it's funded by tax payers. This law is so egregious and so wide-sweeping, its one of the few places in the world where this is allowed. Truly wicked. And people cry over the last 4-legged critter out in the wild.

[@TheBRFCBEN]

Sorry did this guy say they were 165-210cm in lenght???? They don't look that big must be a mistake

[@grointastic4242]

Slot of bad things happen in Tasmania just look back in time

[@Melbournelost66]

A terrible tragedy!

[@jimmyfarley5581]

As much as I wish this beautiful animal to still exist I must conclude that the zero sightings in an ever explored World , with ever greater technologies can only mean one thing. Sadly this awesome creature has been lost to history. Tasmania isn't very large. The technology available in 2024 is groundbreaking. If the Tasmania Tiger still exists I'm sure modern technology methods would have located it by now on what is a relatively small island. Sadly its over. Humans are experts in destruction. We will self destroy. A massive meteor strike was the best thing to happen to,the dinosaurs. For humans to survive we must destroy everything in our path. For food, shelter, warmth. Our greed is all consuming. We are the Earth's cancer. The universe prevents us spreading beyond our solar system. Thank goodness