Saving the Tasmanian Devil – Recovery Through Science-Based Management | Hogg, Fox, Pemberton & Belov (Eds.) | 2019 [NEW – HC]

The definitive scientific reference on the 15-year recovery effort to save the Tasmanian devil from Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) — a transmissible cancer, spread by biting, that has reduced wild devil populations by over 80% since it was first observed in the 1990s.

Edited by Carolyn Hogg, Samantha Fox, David Pemberton and Katherine Belov, and published by CSIRO Publishing in 2019, the book documents the work of the collaborative recovery program involving the Tasmanian and Australian governments, the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia, and numerous research institutions.

Chapters cover the captive insurance population (which now holds several hundred devils across Australian facilities), applied pathology, immunology and genetic research, adaptive wild population management, and the advocacy and partnership work behind the broader recovery effort.

At 334 pages with colour illustrations throughout, this is the authoritative single reference on one of Australia's most significant wildlife conservation programs — essential for researchers, students, conservation professionals and anyone with a serious interest in the Tasmanian devil's fight for survival.

BOOK DETAILS

• Hardcover.
• 334 pages.
• Colour illustrations throughout.
• Published 2019 by CSIRO Publishing.
• New. 

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