Part 7 Thylacine - Animal X Natural Mystery Unit

The Animal X - Natural Mystery Unit puts its investigative skills to the ultimate test trying to track down a live Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger as they are also known. Experts say the last of its kind died in an Australian zoo in the 1930's, but many believe this the last of the great meat eating marsupials is still alive and well.

Daniel and Natalie head into the wild Western Australian bush to talk with a farmer who swears he has seen the creature dozens of times stalking prey on his property. They discover footprints and scats that are just hours old. Could these have been made by a creature said to be extinct for 70 years?

As they travel this vast country meeting eyewitnesses, the evidence becomes more and more compelling. Dan and Nat uncover secret documents suggesting a population of Tasmanian Tigers was secretly released onto the mainland over 100 years ago. They meet a man who claims he wrestled with the creature and a respected wildlife officer who describes how he watched a Thylacine walking through the Tasmanian bush.
If it is out there, many believe that Tasmania's pro-logging policy will eventually kill off any chance the species has for survival. Is the government trying to keep the existence of the Thylacine hidden? Many think so.
Is the Thylacine still out there? The Animal X - Natural Mystery Unit investigates.

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[Brandeana]

Ugh, how can people just burn down amazing forests like these :( Such old trees and forestry should be protected, including the ecosystems within them. We've become too obsessed with what we think WE need and ignoring what our planet needs. I'd rather have to see a million trees then a ton of cement

[Xurek]

Loving this series of videos.

Wish there was more stuff like this on YouTube.

[AustralianWolf11]

my ridinf instructor wants to kill the foxes and ferel cats for trying to kill her hens and chicks

[huntekiller1]

Next thing you know that old guy from jurassic park he's taking that old guys place in that show and that other old guy says why did you tooked my place in this show?!!?

[Floydzkrieg]

I'm very ashamed of my country right now...

[trespire]

@Nibbit We are the destroyer of worlds

[1jenstar]

awesome series, telling forestry as it really is

[devilplayer66]

i want my peanut butter jelly time back richt now!

[selenatheqeen]

@Brandeana i no wen they do that they r practicly killing themselvs

[66fiveandahalf]

Why do they want to find them so bad, the farmers and ranchers will just kill them. Besides their habitat is being destroyed at an alarming rate! PEOPLE SUCK!!!!!!

[KtwMjsuperfan]

@Ryoukoholic That was an R. not an A.

[keepruvthknight]

Wow I am shocked! I cannot beleive that this is happening. At the rate this is going, Australia will be reduced to nothing but an empty desert within the next 100 yrs or sooner =(