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A Tasmanian Devil looks on at the Save The Tasmanian Devil Program (STTDP) Intensive Management Facility in Cressy, Tasmania, Australia, 11 April 2017. The facility is the largest captive breeding facility of the Devil and houses between 30 to 100 of the endangered Tasmanian Devils, the world's largest marsupial carnivore, found only in Tasmania. Disease free, gentically diverse populations of Devils have been bred in five bio-secure sites with some released back into the wild to rebuild wild populations and continue research after the spread of a nearly 100 percent fatal contagious cancer called Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) that has reduced overall Devil numbers by 80 percent. The STTDP’s program focuses on rebuilding wild populations, establishing devil recovery zones, population monitoring, field research and research and development of immunization techniques. (Photo by Barbara Walton/EPA)
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