Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)

The Tasmanian Devil have been endangered mostly because of Devil Facial Tumour Disease (Also known as DFTD). It is a terrible disease. It is facial cancer spread by biting. Very contagious. For example, if a devil with DFTD ate a dead animal and another devil ate the same animal, that 2nd devil is now likely to have DFTD. This disease has been around for about since 1996. The devils' population has decreased over 80%! Fortunately, many people kindly donated and volunteered to help the Tasmanian Devil, but your help matters. You can see how you can help in my 'How can you help?' post. Please help these poor creatures!

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