Tasmanian Aborigines

Land (VDL). From 1853, with the cessation of convict transportation from the British Empire, it became known as Tasmania. At the 1996 Census, 13,873 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people registered as living in Tasmania (ABS 1301.6 – Tasmanian Year Book, 2000), and in 2010 just over 500,000 people were living in Tasmania with, according to Alexander (2010), more than 70% having [some] convict ancestry. This is not surprising, considering that more than 72,000 convicts were transported

Introduction: What is Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease?  Identified in 1996 the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) is the growth of fatal tumours on the faces of Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii), specifically the mouth and teeth. (Hamede RK, McCallum H & Jones M, 2013)  Affecting the largest carnivorous marsupial alive (Beeton N & McCallum H, 2011) the tumour cells are transmitted through the biting of one Devil to another either in attack to access food first, or predominantly

Low Genetic Diversity and its Contribution to DFTD A carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil, has been suffering greatly from DFTD (devil facial tumor disease) - but why the population has been so susceptible to DFTD is another question. Tasmanian devils have low genetic diversity, and this factor contributes to why DFTD is so immensely affecting this population. The Tasmanian Devil’s low genetic may have been caused by the widespread killing of the marsupial by bounty hunters, leaving the species

ast week, my group and I were given various pieces of information about the Tasmanian Devil. We had the task of finding out exactly what had caused the scarring and marks on their faces; and could only use the information that was provided to us in folders. After several days of making many new discoveries about the devils, my group and I concluded that the markings on the devil’s faces were mainly due to the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD). As an oncologist, I was quite aware that tumors and cancer

'Song of Hope' Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) Look up, my people, The dawn is breaking, The world is waking, To a new bright day, When none defame us, Nor colour shame us, Nor sneer dismay. Now brood no more On the years behind you, The hope assigned you Shall the past replace, When juster justice Grown wise and stronger Points the bone no longer At a darker race. So long we waited Bound and frustrated, Till hate be hated And caste deposed; Now light shall guide us, And all doors open That long

With globalization and colonization taking over almost the entire known world, native tribes who are indigenous to their lands are losing control of the lands that their people have lived in for ages to the hands of foreign colonizers who claim the land as their own. Now, indigenous people all around the world are struggling to reclaim the lands and rights that were taken away from them through non-violent social relations with national governments and large corporations. Anthropologists have recorded

Devil facial tumour disease, also known as DFTD, is a clonally transmissible cancer exclusively found in the Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)(C.E Hawkins et al., 2006). It is transmitted as an allograft (Pearse & Swift, 2006), making it an extremely abnormal disease, as it is one of very few known transmissible cancers. The other known transmissible cancers are Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor (CTVT) in Dogs (Murgia et al., 2006), Contagious Reticulum Cell Sarcoma in Syrian Hamsters (Cooper

Tasmanian devil This essay is about Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devil is one of most famous species of Australia. The author will discuss the various factors responsible for the decrease in population of devils and the steps taken by Australian government to save devils. Tasmanian devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. The scientific name of Tasmanian devil is Sarcophilus harrisii. Tasmanian devil belong to the family of Dasyuridae and it is found in the Australian island state of

Final Assignment Part 2 by Brandy Mearnic Vampire Bat The vampire bat also comes from a Subfamily called desmodontinae. There are three different types of bat species: The common vampire bat, hairy legged vampire bat and white winged vampire bat. These three different species are mostly native to the New World, but can be found in parts of Mexico and Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Their main source of food is blood. Instead of sucking the blood to feed on they make a small cut with their teeth

ISSUE DATE: 8 OCTOBER 2015 (B, C, D, E, F) 9 OCTOBER 2015 (A) DUE DATE: 30 OCTOBER, 2015 DRAFT DATE: ________________________ CONDITIONS: • All conditions in the College Assessment Policy apply. • Access to the Internet is allowed. • Students will visit Lone Pine Sanctuary to learn about the ecology of Australian animals. • During the excursion, students will collect and organise information