Is the tasmanian wolf still alive?

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The Tasmanian Wolf is more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, in Australia. The Tasmanian Tiger, which has been extinct from the Australian mainland for around 2000 years, has also been extinct from the island of Tasmania since the 1930s. The last known Thylacine died in a Hobart zoo in 1933, but of course, there have been unconfirmed "sightings" since then.

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The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger and sometimes the Tasmanian Wolf), became extinct during the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo on the 7th of September, 1936.

It was hunted to extinction after a bounty was placed on it as a livestock killer.

There is disputed evidence that a very small number may yet still exist in the Tasmanian wilderness, but nobody has seen, photographed or trapped one.

A recent attempt was made to clone one, but failed due to the DNA being of insufficient quality.

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