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The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
The last known thylacine died in captivity at Hobart Zoo, marking the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger.
On September 7, 1936, the final confirmed thylacine, known as the Tasmanian tiger, died in its cage at Hobart Zoo.
Once widespread across Australia and New Guinea, the species had declined rapidly due to hunting and habitat loss.
The thylacine’s decline accelerated in Tasmania, where bounties and livestock conflicts drove populations down.
Conservation awareness was minimal at the time, and protective measures arrived too late to save the species.
The death of the last thylacine became a powerful symbol of human-induced extinction.
Since then, numerous unconfirmed sightings have sparked ongoing debates, but the thylacine remains officially extinct.
1936
The last thylacine