Description: Thylacine Tasmanian Tiger The Tragic Tale David Owen HC 2003 1st Ed Extinction First edition with dust jacket - light wear. Internally the book is like new and in unmarked condition. Once the world's largest marsupial predator, the doglike Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) ranged across Australia and as far north as New Guinea. After humans introduced dingoes to the area 4,000 years ago, the misnamed "tiger" was driven to extinction everywhere except the island of Tasmania. With the arrival of European settlers there in the 1800s, however, its days became numbered. Unsubstantiated tales of its blood-thirst and its unnaturally savage attacks on sheep led to the creation of "extermination societies" and ultimately to the introduction of a law in 1886 that mandated the destruction of the species. Hunted indiscriminately for fifty years, Tasmanian tigers were granted a reprieve in 1936, when the government was persuaded to protect the species. But it was too late: the last specimen died in a Hobart zoo two months later. In Tasmanian tiger, David Owen tells the tragic story of the thylacine, from its evolutionary origins and its physical and behavioural characteristics to its ill-fated encounter with European civilization and the ongoing fascination with the "Tassie Tiger" as a potent symbol of wildlife conservation. Condition DisclaimerPhotographs are of the actual listed book you will receive. The 'condition' of secondhand books can be subjective and occasionally small marks or issues may be missed or not described. Please review all the photos and ask questions before purchase if we can provide more information. Buying from Love Me Two Times - Please ReadHappy to combine postage if you check other listings - 'buy now' but don't pay and we will send an invoice.Happy to answer questions. Happy to send additional photos if needed.Photos are of the actual item you will receive. We do not use stock photos.We only offer tracked postage only to Australian and international buyers to avoid "I never received the item" cases. This gives peace of mind for buyer and seller.We don't offer refunds for change of mind or because you didn't read item specifics clearly stated in the listing/ description. We will 'make-good' when there are genuine issues within our control. If you do change your mind, we will accept a return if you send the item back in the same condition as it was shipped to you. We refund purchase price only.If your item arrives and is damaged in the post - there is insurance but Australia Post requires photos and may require you to visit a post office with the item and the package. This is their process.Postage - we do not have the sales volume to enjoy postage discounts. Postage prices are set to try and breakeven - there is no money made on postage.Our goal is that we always have a win-win transaction :) Please check our feedback - we do our very best (but are human just like you)
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Book Title: Tasmanian tiger: the tragic tale of how the world lost its most m
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: David Owen
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Zoology
Topic: Books, Tasmanian Tiger
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
