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Thylacine. Research. Unit. (T.R.U.)

Locality: Sheffield, Tasmania

Address: P.O Box 238 7306 Sheffield, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.thylacineresearchunit.org

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21.01.2022 In this episode the team discusses their thoughts and theories around why thylacine have never been discovered as road kill. In the second part of the episode the team returns to the Underwood scrub to recover their trail cameras and to see if there is any evidence of large marsupial carnivores in the area. The Underwood area has long been regarded as the thylacine hot spot of North East Tasmania. https://youtu.be/RFV7Io3Tp2s

20.01.2022 Episode 9 - Swansea and the Pyengana Sighting Mystery is now live! In this episode the team depart from the Lake Leake Highway investigation site after finding evidence of spotted tail quolls in the area, but no indication of recent thylacine activity. Their next stop is to the seaside town of Swansea where Bill tells the story of William Cotton, a 19th century trapper who allegedly led a thylacine on a rope into town as if it was a pet dog. The event was met with shock and s...urprise by all who witnessed the event. Is this a solid recording of a thylacine being kept as a pet? From Swansea the team investigates a recent sighting in the Freycinet National Park, that has had all of the details redacted by the Tasmanian Government. This leads the team to ponder why would the government not release more information if the Government truly believed the thylacine as extinct? The last stop in this episode is Pyengana and the infamous Pub in the Paddock. In 1995 local newspapers were filled with stories about a local park ranger who spied a thylacine through his binoculars. As with the earlier Narding sighting this ranger was also conducting a bird survey and the government followed up with an official investigation. This sighting has been shrouded in controversy for years , with some claiming it was a publicity stunt aimed at getting people to visit the nearby Pub in a Paddock. Join the team as they take a closer look at this intriguing story to see what the truth might be. https://youtu.be/11ibeR9mohw

19.01.2022 The recently publushed Thylacine Body Mass paper! https://www.facebook.com/129982173695794/posts/3648003655226944/?sfnsn=mo&extid=9QocBGkiUsjowzMd

15.01.2022 A new episode is due for release tonight at 7pm AEST! In this episode the team depart the Cradle Mountain area and head to Launceston. Bill, a highly regarded Tasmanian wildlife artist in his own right is keen to have a look at some of the impressive thylacine related art in Launceston. ... The next stop is a visit to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery where Bill talks to curator David Maynard about the Museum's superb thylacine display named 'Precious Little Remains'. David explains the relationship between Tasmania's indigenous population and the thylacine. https://youtu.be/hnC7oWo2t4s

14.01.2022 All new episode goes live at 1900 AEST Tonight! Episode 8 - Lake Leake Highway Thylacine Sighting North East Tasmania has long been the focus of Tasmanian Government thylacine field investigations. ... In 2015 a Tasmanian family is driving from the east coast towards Launceston. The night is teaming with wildlife and there is a constant risk of hitting an animal on the road. As a light fog rolls in around the road, the driver, Adam sees what he believes is a Tasmanian Tiger standing in a clearing just off the side of deserted road. Stunned, Adam brings his car to a slow and quiet stop. After a few seconds of hesitation he turns the car around and drives back to the location to look for the animal and any evidence it may have left behind. Unfortunately, the tiger, if that is what Adam saw has left the scene. Adam takes several moments to record the details of the sighting and the location. He reports the sighting to TRU the next day. In this exclusive to TRU, never before released sighting report the team conduct a night drive investigation along the Lake Leake Highway and stop at the exact location of the sighting. Armed with their new Full-Spectrum Action cameras and Infrared torches the team heads out into the scrub to investigate this promising sighting. https://youtu.be/dlfMmgEmGp8

13.01.2022 Episode 5 - Cradle Mountain and the Vale of Belvoir is set for release tonight 7pm AEST! In this episode the team heads from Hatfield towards Cradle Mountain and the Vale of Belvoir. Despite bleak weather they visit the historic trapping huts to investigate the history of thylacine in the area. They discuss trapping, thylacine science, carrying capacity of thylacines in Tasmania, environmental DNA, as well as some historic encounters and local thylacine identities. Did you kn...ow a thylacine used to visit a local pig shed and ate left overs with the farmer's pigs? In the second part of the episode team takes time out to visit the excellent exhibition of thylacine related art at the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery. Thank you to Branden Holmes and Mike Williams, for your assistance and advice on the historical footage. Historical thylacine video is used in accordance with Australian Copyright Laws, in particular ss40, 103c. Acknowledgements to: Screen Australia. London Museum. London Zoo. Thylacine Museum. https://youtu.be/h4CtEqIvWoA

12.01.2022 Episode 7 - Scottsdale and Springfield - Thylacine Sightings After their visit to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery the team are keen to get back out into the wilds of Tasmania! They head North East to investigate a number of well known thylacine encounters. Tony Jarvis, a Scottsdale taxi driver encounters what he believes is a thylacine crossing the road while driving from Launceston to Scottsdale. Armed with the secret Tasmanian Government files the guys have secur...ed the exact location of the sighting and are able to have a close look at the circumstances surrounding the incident. Bert Maher's 1953 encounter with a thylacine is infamous in post extinction sighting literature. Bill and Waz head to Springfield to investigate the location where Bert allegedly caught a thylacine in a trap only to have the government come in and cover the whole thing up. https://youtu.be/vd7sR9VwGmI

11.01.2022 The latest episode is set for release tonight at 7pm AEST!! We know some of the in car audio is a little hard to hear for some, so this episode you can turn on the sub-titles/closed captions. https://youtu.be/CQCsLUJyjso

06.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjMY0Gtfako&t=79s