Do Tasmanian Tigers Still Exist – A Big Question
Researchers and scientists have put in a lot of effort to track down
a live Tasmanian Tiger in the wilderness of Tasmania. Still people
believe that someday, somewhere there would be some trace of this
beautiful wild creature.
 The tigers went extinct owing to natural as well as human reasons. They
were wiped off by trapping, poisoning, shooting and snaring. In the
early 20th century, there was a sudden decline in the population of the
tigers when they were hunted down to fulfill personal desires. The wild
Dingos also did not spare them. The change in the environmental
statistics and human destruction led their population to fragment and
fade off eventually.
In spite of many declared sightings of various search parties, nothing
has been found that establishes a possibility of the Tasmanian Tiger to
be alive.
Belief behind the tiger’s existence
This is an area under discussion and even a topic to contradict. It has
been officially declared that the Tasmanian Tigers have been extinct but
still doubts are raised regarding their existences based on some
unconfirmed reports and sightings in Tasmania and nearby Australian
mainland.
Various websites and newspapers have indulged in search of the tiger and
they have even announced rewards for the successful capture or authentic
proof of the existence of a living tiger. Efforts are also on the way to
clone a Tasmanian Tiger using its DNA from conserved resources. Although
there are no footages of these wild
 creatures but still there is dispute
regarding the fact that there may be still some left in the wilderness
of Tasmania. More than six to eight sightings are reported every year
without any proper evidences and records. These records differ a lot in
their nature but make the researchers think.
Until now, there have been hundreds of reported sightings of Tasmanian
tigers but none has been confirmed. It was concluded by the researchers
that only half of the sightings and reports needed investigation and the
rest were fake.
Evidences that can make you think
In 1973, a ten-second shot was filmed on an unidentified creature
running across the road. Identification of the creature was not possible
owing to the poor film quality.
In 1982, according to a researcher, he saw a Thylacine during the night
in north Tasmania. This sight pulled a yearlong extensive search party
in that region.
In 1995, an officer reported to have seen a Thylacine in the early
morning hours but later search revealed that there was nothing.
Later in the year 1997, some locals and missionaries in Western New
Guinea reported to have seen the creature but did not make any official
report for years.
Again, in 2005, a German tourist who is believed to have photographed a
Thylacine, near Lake St Clair National Park did not publish his pictures
even fourteen months after the incident.
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