The fatal disease has decimated devil populations in the state, triggering the Tasmanian government to list the species as endangered in 2008, closely followed by the federal government in 2009.

Tasmanian devils are named for their chilling ... Craig Venter Institute in San Diego, who has investigated the Devil Facial Tumor Disease. “No devil survives this.” Flesh-and-blood devils ...

The team of researchers, which included scientists from the United Kingdom and Denmark, administered devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) cells to six animals with the cancer. The cells, which expressed ...

Roadkill mortalities are rather high in the Tasmanian devil. The largest threat for this species, however, is a highly ...