Tasmanian Devil
The carnivorous marsupial once lived in Australia and recently only lives on the island of Tasmania, at least in the wild. Originally, Tasmanian locals would eat these small animals and they would also kill them because they believed that packs of the devils were killing their livestock. In 2008, between 10,000 and 15,000 were still living in the wild.
Tasmanian Devil
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
The story of critically endangered species doesn’t get more sad and also more hopeful than this. In January 2016 one of four surviving Yangtze giant softshell turtles died. Currently, as you have realized, there are only 3 living turtles left. A pair in the Suzhou Zoo in China are being paired in hopes of them mating – I guess we can only hope for the best.
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
