As we are trying to help gather some funding to help the Tasmanian Devil from extinction due to the nasty infectious cancer, I thought it would be of interest to you to read more about it in this article: To Lose Both Would Look Like Carelessness: Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease to which I was alerted by a secret fan:
This paper uses the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) as a case study of the wider issue of how to manage an emerging disease threat that poses a serious conservation threat: how should you proceed when you know very little? This is a question common to many ecological problems; all environmental management operates in the face of uncertainty. If actions are postponed until higher-quality information is available, then it is likely that substantial costs will be incurred. Further, with emerging diseases or invasive species in general, it is likely that control will become more difficult or indeed impossible once the agent becomes established. Rapid action is therefore essential but will inevitably be based on incomplete knowledge.
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It may help the cause if you could post pics of the TD without the facial cancer. Pics of animals can create caring among audiences you seek for "cause related marketing" if you seek fund-raising, donations, or even just some support for the cause in terms of others to join up and provide direct service. Tasmanian Devils are mostly familiar to folks in North America as a Bugs Bunny cartoon character. Or a New Jersey Hockey Team...
We care about what we love - show us the critter and we will fall in love, and the support you seek will follow.
I know this seems oddly a waste of time, given the urgency of your facial cancer problem with this animal, yet, even with obvious cases, people need to be able to see and feel the emotional choice they are making. Keep up the great work. Remember, it takes "the teacher" at least 7 times to deliver the message before we remember/care about what we have been told.
You are right - so I added a picture.
Can I use this photo of the devil for my website about "Greens Beach". Happy to pay if required.
Rosemary
It's not mine - just something found on the Web via Google.