Download or read book The Last Tasmanian Tiger written by Robert Paddle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-04 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts--the thylacine, (or Tasmanian tiger)-- challenges conventional theories. It argues that rural politicians, ineffective political action by scientists, and a deeper intellectual prejudice about the inferiority of marsupials actually resulted in the extinction of this once proud species. Hb ISBN (2000):0-521-78219-8
Download or read book Tasmanian Tiger written by Marion Isham and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clues to the location of an 18 carat gold tiger set with garnets and a black star sapphire are to be found in the story of two children and their search for the Tasmanian tiger.
Download or read book Shadow of the Thylacine written by Col Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thylacine is the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It's commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger because of its striped back and is believed by most experts to have become extinct in the 20th century. Yet in 1967, Col Bailey sighted a Tasmanian tiger along the shores of the Coorong, in South Australia. Then in 1993, a chance encounter with an elderly bushman unlocked a wealth of previously untold information that led Col into the vast and untrodden wilderness of Tasmania's Weld Valley. In Shadow Of The Thylacine, Col tells of his search for the Tasmanian tiger, revealing why he believes that this shy animal still exists in remote areas of Australia.
Download or read book Carnivorous Nights written by Margaret Mittelbach and published by Villard. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like a kangaroo and a jaw that opened impossibly wide to reveal terrifying choppers. Tragically, this rare and powerful animal was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it? Journeying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the long-lost beast. From an ancient cave featuring an aboriginal painting of the tiger to a lab in Sydney where maverick scientists are trying to resurrect the animal through cloning, this intrepid trio comes face-to-face with blood-sucking land leeches and venomous bull ants, a misbehaving wallaby who invades their motel room, and a crew of flesh-eating, bone-crunching Tasmanian devils gorging on roadkill. They bond with trappers, bushwackers, and wildlife experts who refuse to abandon the tiger hunt, despite the paucity of evidence. Sifting through local myths, bar-room banter, and historical accounts, these environmental detectives sweep readers into a world where platypus’ swim, kangaroos roam, and a large predator with a pouch was–or perhaps still is–queen of the jungle. Filled with Alexis Rockman’s stunning drawings of flora and fauna–-made from soil, wombat scat, and the artist’s own blood–Carnivorous Nights is a hip and hilarious account of an unhinged safari, as well as a fascinating portrayal of a wildly unique part of the world.
Download or read book The Dream of the Thylacine written by Margaret Wild and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This arresting and beautiful picture book from Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks is a shimmering encounter with the Tasmanian tiger, a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in Nature.
Download or read book The Tasmanian Tiger in Pictures written by Eric R. Guiler and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story of the Tasmanian tiger and the search for proof of its current existence features many rare photographs of the animal. It also furnishes evidence that they may not be completely extinct. The author is a member of the Order of Australia and has written TThylacine: The tragedy of the Tasmanian tiger'.
Download or read book The Tasmanian Tiger written by Mike Williams, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the Tasmanian Tiger still roam the island state, parts of the Australian mainland, and the northern land mass of Irian Jaya-Papua New Guinea? Despite being hunted to extinction in the early part of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Tiger continues to stalk the imaginations of people the world over. What's more, hundreds of reports of the striped dog-like marsupial with the fearsome gaping jaw are made each year in Australia. In The Tasmanian Tiger: Extinct or Extant?, biologists, geneticists, naturalists, and academics explore the evidence for and against the continuing existence of Thylacinus cynocephalus.
Download or read book Search for the Tasmanian Tiger written by Quentin Beresford and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mentions Aboriginal rock paintings of a dog like mammal found in 1968 p. 9; states there was no record of how numerous the thylacine were at the time of first settlement, but conciliator of the Tasmanian Aborigines ' ... spoke of them as being numerous and that the natives speared plenty.' p. 12; reports that two Aboriginal men took tiger skins to be presented for a bounty payment p. 15; image 'Aboriginal rock painting, in the Pilbara, Western Australia, of what appears to be a thylacine' p. 8.
Download or read book Thylacine written by David Owen and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once reviled, feared and slaughtered by government decree, the myth of the Tasmanian Tiger continues to grow. This book explores the tale of the animal which has become the centrepiece in an ecological tragedy.
Download or read book Tasmanian Tiger written by David Maynard and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A publication to accompany an exhibition of the same name that is yo be held at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, starting May 2014.
Download or read book The Hunter written by Julia Leigh and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere, he thinks, cherishing his last thought before sleep, somewhere, out there, the last tiger stands with her back to the rising wind and slowly shakes herself awake. An unnamed man arrives at a remote house on the fringe of a vast wilderness and soon disappears into a world of silence and stillness. His one mission: to find the last thylacine, the fabled Tasmanian tiger. She is said to have passed into myth but a sighting has been reported . . . Uncompromising and compelling, Julia Leigh's stunning first novel is a haunting tale of obsession that builds to an unforgettable conclusion. 'Leigh has completely mastered the craft of storytelling, and her evocation of place and time is stunning.' Guardian 'I was hooked from the first page.' Australian's Review of Books 'Julia Leigh has emerged with a writing voice of great purity and strength . . . her talent burns bright.' Frank Moorhouse
Download or read book The Great Tasmanian Tiger Hunt written by Michael Salmon and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of Hobart was buzzing with excitement! Colonel Horsfield-Smythe, the famous big-game hunter, had come to catch the mysterious Tasmanian Tiger. No one knew if it still existed, but if it did, the Colonel would surely catch it. Or would he?
Download or read book Benny s Quest for the Tasmanian Tiger written by James Voûte and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tasmanian artist James Voûte has turned his creative skills to writing an illustrated chapter book for children from eight to 11 years old. Featuring a multitude of Australian animals, young readers will delight in this story about the mysterious thylacine. Things are not as they seem in the Tasmanian wilderness. Scary rumours are circulating about sightings of the notorious and elusive thylacine. Benny Bennett, a curious young wallaby, wants to find out the truth. Is the Tasmanian tiger really extinct?
Download or read book Paper Tiger written by Carol Freeman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of animals generate perceptions that have a profound effect on attitudes toward species. Can representations contribute to their extinction? Paper Tiger considers the role of illustrations in the demise of the thylacine or Tasmanian ‘tiger’. It critiques 80 engravings, lithographs, drawings and photographs published between 1808 and 1936, paying attention to the messages they convey, the politics of representation, and the impact on the lives of animals. This approach challenges conventional histories, offers new understandings of human-animal interactions, and presents a chilling story of just how misleading and powerful visual representation can be. It demonstrates how pictures, together with words, can have a vital influence on species’ survival. " ... this book is a remarkable achievement. Freeman writes thoughtfully, carefully and with force, and the book is a very good read."’ (Nigel Rothfels, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Download or read book Music for Tigers written by Michelle Kadarusman and published by . This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kadarusman's award-nominated Tasmanian conservation story with four starred reviews, now in an enhanced paperback edition
Download or read book Still Alive written by Forrest Galante and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the thrilling adventures in wildlife conservation from "the Indiana Jones of Biology" (Entrepreneur) in this action-packed and educational memoir filled with danger and intrigue. Very few individuals can truthfully say that their work impacts every person on earth. Forrest Galante is one of them. As a wildlife biologist and conservationist, Galante devotes his life to studying, rediscovering, and protecting our planet’s amazing lifeforms. Part memoir, part biological adventure, Still Alive celebrates the beauty and determined resiliency of our world, as well as the brave conservationists fighting to save it. In his debut book, Galante takes readers on an exhilarating journey to the most remote and dangerous corners of the world. He recounts miraculous rediscoveries of species that were thought to be extinct and invites readers into his wild life: from his upbringing amidst civil unrest in Zimbabwe to his many globetrotting adventures, including suspenseful run-ins with drug cartels, witch doctors, and vengeful government officials. He shares all of the life-threatening bites, fights, falls, and jungle illnesses. He also investigates the connection between wildlife mistreatment and human safety, particularly in relation to COVID-19. Still Alive is much more than just a can’t-put-down adventure story bursting with man-eating crocodiles, long-forgotten species rediscovered, and near-death experiences. It is an impassioned, informative, and undeniably inspiring examination of the importance of wildlife conservation today and how every individual can make a difference.
Download or read book Thylacine Conspiracy written by Bill Cromer and published by Just My Best Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dutchman turned his mind to his mission--find a rare tiger in the wilds of Thailand. He did not underestimate the difficulties facing him. Here, on this island, there had been many previous searches. SUs big advantage was that he knew the tiger was alive; his predecessors were sustained only by a belief that it might be.
