8 Jan 2023

Professor Andrew Pask: Bringing back the Tasmanian Tiger

From Summer Weekends, 10:40 am on 8 January 2023
An artist's impression of a Thylacine coat. They are described as wolf or dog-like marsupials, with distinct stripes on their backs.

Photo: 123rf

Making a comeback from extinction - could be closer to fact than fiction for the Tasmanian Tiger.

The last known Tassie tiger died in captivity in 1936 but now using technology and DNA from a pelt sample, scientists at the University of Melbourne are hoping to bring them back.

But it's also a move that's copping some criticism.

Perlina talks to University of Melbourne scientist - Professor Andrew Pask who is leading the effort to bring back the species.