Named Milo the Milestone Devil, the four-month-old joey was discovered during a regular pouch inspection, meaning the wildlife sanctuary has produced 500 joeys since it was launched on the mainland during 2011.
abc.net.au/news/aussie-ark-500th-tasmanian-devil-barrington-wildlife-sanctuary/102677374After more than 10 years of "blood, sweat and tears", a mainland Tasmanian devil breeding program has produced its 500th joey.The park received its first cohort of 44 disease-free devils from Tasmania during 2011The joey was discovered and counted recently during a regular pouch inspection at Aussie Ark's Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary, on the lower Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Operations manager at Aussie Ark and the Australian Reptile Park Billy Collett described it as an "absolute milestone" for the facility's Tasmanian devil breeding and rewilding program. "To get 500 joeys since the beginning is just an absolute success story, but it is not the end of the road,' he said.Launched in 2011
The program began in 2011 when the facility received its first cohort of 44 disease-free devils from Tasmania.
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