He only saw the Thylacine twice during the same week, approximately 3 years after he began working in those ranges. ", "1999, Federal; Graham and Rosalind had a close view of a strange animal when driving between Whian Road and Bates Road near the old Dip when the headlights illuminated it. While some of these tracks were indistinct amid small twig and leaf fragments, two were not, and I cast these. Bill Laurance, of James Cook University in Queensland and who led an expedition to Cape York, the northernmost tip of the Australian continent, to search for the thylacine and other mammals in 2017, said the question of when (or if) the thylacine went extinct depends on data of uncertain quality. } The encounter was kept secret while an intense search for thylacines was initiated in the surrounding area, but nothing was ever discovered. I did find a not too well-preserved long heel embedded in moist soil. Here's what they think of a Voice to Parliament, Prime minister says urgent care clinics will start relieving pressure on NT's busy emergency wards in coming months, NRL concedes error on crucial golden point call, 'We really need massive help': Sudan refugees give birth in camps without medical help or shelter. The animal moved in a way that I had never encountered before. As we approached the turnoff to Evans Lookout, and on the corner of the local city council water catchment fence [left side of road going south] which encloses a vast area of scrubland, we saw in the glare of the cars headlights a strange animal. The fur was short, with a sandy beige colour. It has me very interested.". 'Tasmanian tiger' footage not of a thylacine but a pademelon, Steve mentioned to Pete that he and his family have seen thylacines on his farm on occasions. My mother in the passenger seat (who grew up in B/Hill) could only splutter "what is that?!" We could see the shape. ", "1995, The Coast Road, between Byron Bay and Lennox Heads; Kate Mathews was driving south with a friend through the heathland when they saw a dog-like animal running towards them along the grassy verge. It popped out on this spot where we get wood, close to a creek, he said. The body fur looked light grey or brownish in colour, with dark stripes situated about mid-way on the spine extending down towards the back legs, stopping about the rump. "Rex claimed he saw a thylacine on Tuesday, February 22, 1972 at 10.15pm on the Great Western Highway, south of Blackheath. Or, had it found its way up the cliffs via a steep slope, like the Devils Hole, to establish itselfsomewhere in a lair deep in the fern and bush-choked cliff tops on the western side of Cliff Drivewithin view of Narrow Neck Plateau? .postid-1764461 .sidebar-widget.popular-jobs-widget{ If he verifies it, then it is confirmed!! } But while Ashbys heart would love that to be true, his head says theyve probably gone. Uru Publications. I have all the images in a little thumbnail directory, and with the cats, I often do a double-take and think, Whats that? he says.
