Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive [Scientists in the field (Clarion/HarperCollins)]by Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019)

BTSB #: 703344 Available

Dewey: 599.2/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 7.9 MG RC: 10.6 3-5 Lexile: 1170 NC

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Subjects: Tasmanian devils - Diseases Epidemics - Australia - Tasmania Tumors Birth defects Wildlife conservation - Australia - Tasmania Wildlife rescue - Australia - Tasmania Tasmania

Summary: Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases.