The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the Thylacine

This insightful examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts—the thylacine, (or Tasmanian tiger)— challenges conventional theories. It argues that rural politicians, ineffective political action by scientists, and a deeper intellectual prejudice about the inferiority of marsupials actually resulted in the extinction of this once proud species. Hb ISBN (2000):0-521-78219-8