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Photograph of a thylacine at Beaumaris Zoo, about 1936

The thylacine was declared a protected species in July 1936, shortly before the last animal died in Tasmania’s Beaumaris Zoo on 7 September 1936. Occasional, unconfirmed sightings are still reported.

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

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