University of Tasmania announced that new researchpublished in the scientific journal Proceedings B has found the decline of the Tasmanian devil population is having significant impacts on the Tasmanian ecosystem.
Thylacines and the functional extinction of the Tasmanian devil
![](https://www.timfaulkner.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/12088454_922928367800583_6322682181557496469_n-640x400.jpg)