Tasmanian Tiger Rediscovered - Gippsland Victoria, Mainland Australia. (Part 2)
Admin | May 11, 2010
Tasmanian tiger/big cats researcher-searcher since 1995 Michael Moss searches a tasmanian tiger hotspot inside Wilsons Promontory national park in South Gippsland Victoria the southern most point on mainland australia and also speaks about his detailed tasmanian tiger introduction theory and does a roll call of the known 24 native species introduced into the park.Also uncovered in the archives by him is the reason the native species were introduced.According to the committee of management that oversaw the introductions the reason they were introduced was quote ” to preserve native species that were under the threat of extinction in their native habitat” He firmly believes that there a no living tasmanian tigers in tasmania.NEWSFLASH 2/5/2010 Andrea a long time south gippsland resident and ex-poultry farmer contacted me today and claims quote”saw the tiger three times back in the1970s over a period of approx eight years.Farm backed onto heavy bush boardering the inverloch-leongatha road I have absolutely no doubt what i saw as one encounter was at a distance of approximately 5 meters.I dont know who got the bigger surprise me or it!.It was sitting behind our poultry shed eating the remains of a turkey we had slaughtered when i came around the corner there it was sitting and chewing,we looked right at each other i turned and ran i assumed it did the same thing.When we came straight back about 5 minutes or so later it was gone!” Interestingly i have three alleged sightings …