The sheep-killing myth that led to Tasmanian tiger extinction and why scientists think farmers got it wrong |
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June 9, 2026
For decades, the Tasmanian tiger was portrayed as Australia’s most feared livestock predator. Farmers blamed it for the sheep’s deaths, newspapers described it as a threat to agriculture, and the Tasmanian government eventually paid a cash…