When Tasmania comes to mind most people might think of fresh air, breathtaking coast lines and of course, our diverse native animals, like fluffy wombats and wallabies - but there's an ugly truth.

native only to the island state of Tasmania, 240km (150 miles) south of the mainland. The growl-like scream made by the animals helped them earn their devil nickname. Earlier this year ...

Native to Tasmania, Australia and New Guinea, it hunted small to medium-sized animals and led a solitary, elusive life. The Tasmanian tiger was driven to extinction in the 20th century due to ...

A tiny Tasmanian devil weighing just over 100 grams has been given a second chance at life after his mother was attacked by a ...

Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced ... two families of beavers bred on the River Otter in Devon. The animals, once native to Britain, were hunted to extinction around 400 years ago.

Scientists may be a few steps closer to resurrecting a long-extinct carnivorous marsupial known as the Tasmanian ... the ...

The photo of a spotted-tail quoll lying motionless on an Aussie road has sparked a warning to drivers as we approach summer — ...