Tasmanian tiger-thylacine search mainland Australia 2025.

Tasmanian tiger-thylacine search mainland Australia 2025.

OFFICIAL: RE: Case CCC-1191933-N3S5D4 DCCD:0063000401288 Research Ari (DEECA) Hello Michael Moss, Thank you for reaching out to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action with your question regarding eDNA testing. I have confirmed with the Arthur Rylah Institute’s research scientists who employ these techniques and have confirmed that while they use eDNA testing methods, they do not screen for Tasmanian Tiger DNA. Please reach out if you have any further questions. Kind regards, Hayley (DEECA) ARI Business Support Officer Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Resear

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Hi there Michael,Please see below replies from department senior officers:Flaura/Fauna Division from Department of Lands, Planning and Environment reply as below -Hi Ian,The Department of Lands,Planning and Environment has trialed eDNA as a sampling method across multiple projects.Heres a recent example -Territory stories-Environmental DNA[eDNA] trial Rapid Creek.In the NT,I am not aware of any eDNA screening for Tasmanian tiger or...

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The Queensland state Government conservation department on mainland Australia have confirmed they are not using Environmental Dna to screen for species including Tasmanian tiger/Thylacine i contacted them this week. This video includes two replies from two departments on this issue from Queensland's state government.https://www.envirodna.com/resources/n...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0XTZaMXbc

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Adrian Pinderadrian.pinder@dbca.wa.gov.au​You​DBCA Enquiries​OFFICIALHi Michael. Thankyou for your enquiry with the department on 10 Jun. DBCA is using eDNA technologies to survey and monitor threatened species in Western Australia, although most projects are in methodological development or pilot study stages at this time. This research is undertaken by our own eDNA laboratory. We do not have a program of broadscale screening for ...

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Gaffney, Robbie Robbie.Gaffney@nre.tas.gov.au​Panther1966@live.com.au​​CC. Wildlife Services Driessen, Michael​Dear MichaelThankyou for your query regarding eDNA for Tasmanian tiger. Environmental DNA (via the company EnviroDNA) has been used in the past in Tasmania to assess for the presence of chytrid fungus in frogs and the presence of platypus. However, I am not aware of any current projects looking at environmental DNA in Tasm...

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Higham, Jason (DEW)Jason.Higham@sa.gov.au​You​OFFICIALGood afternoonThanks for your inquiry to our website regarding whether our department uses eDNA technology. In looking through the available information, we do not currently use eDNA testing in South Australia routinely but some of South Australia’s Natural Resource Management Boards, the Landscape Boards have used eDNA in their projects.Please see https://www.landscape.sa.gov.a...

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OFFICIAL: RE: Case CCC-1191933-N3S5D4 DCCD:0063000401288Research Ari (DEECA)​​Hello Michael Moss, Thank you for reaching out to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action with your question regarding eDNA testing. I have confirmed with the Arthur Rylah Institute’s research scientists who employ these techniques and have confirmed that while they use eDNA testing methods, they do not screen for Tasmanian Tiger DNA.Plea...

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