Lark in the Park for Tassie Tigers
- "Courier Mail 19/08/03 page 7"
"Tasmanian tigers are running wild in parkland 25km from Melbourne's CBD, according to at least 20 sightings reported to the Victorian Government. Freedom of information (FOI) requests revealed 63 possible sightings of Tasmanian Tigers and Big Cats in Victoria, including a Parks Victoria report into multiple tiger sightings in the Warrandyte State Park, in Melbourne's Northeast.
Other repeat sightings of Tasmanian Tigers, Panthers and Pumas since early 1990's centred on Wilsons Promontory National Park, in the Southeast, and the Grampians range, in the West.
Melbourne researcher Michael MOSS, who made the FOI request, said the Government was ignoring strong ancedotal evidence that the tiger was alive and breeding in Victoria. The last known Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine died in captivity in Hobart in 1936. It is believed to have been extinct on the Australian mainland for 2000 years.
But, Mr. MOSS said several recent sightings were made by credible witnesses, who gave detailed descriptions of the striped marsupial.