Tasmanian devil Mary missing from Gold Coast’s Paradise Country after promising clues emergeSniffer dogs, drones and wildlife crews are focusing on bushland where fresh signs of the escaped marsupial have been found.By Katharina Loesche Search for Mary the Tasmanian Devil intensifies(Source: 7NEWS)The search for missing Tasmanian devil Mary is intensifying again, with sniffer dogs, thermal drones and wildlife teams narrowing in on bushland where fresh signs of the escaped marsupial have been found.Paradise Country said crews searching through the Kopps Rd area at Oxenford, Gold Coast, located fresh droppings overnight, adding to several reported credible sightings helping authorities map Mary’s movements after she vanished from the wildlife park earlier this week.Promising clues as hunt for runaway Tassie devil enters day four.https://7news.com.au/news/wildlife-crews-close-in-on-missing-tasmanian-devil-mary-from-gold-coasts-paradise-country-after-promising-clues-emerge-c-22390123Sadly this Tasmanian devil may meet the fate that this Escapee Tasmanian Devil did in 2009 from Maru wildlife Park in the state of Victoria on mainland Australia. Run over and killed by a car. EVS are very quiet!Escaped devil found dead. [Maru Koala & Animal Park]ZooChathttps://www.zoochat.com › Forums › Oceania › Australia27 Mar 2009 — Grantville Devil - Mainland Devils. The devil was found about 500m from the park, and the park admitted losing a devil 2 weeks ago. BREAKING NEWS 17/06/2026 This Tasmanian devil was found last night weak but ok after 14 days including 12 people looking for it.

Good afternoon Michael,Thank you for contacting BMRG via our website enquiry form.EnviroDNA screened for all vertebrates in their database using a metabarcoding approach. Thylacinus cynocephalus was not explicitly requested by BMRG, and none were returned for our region.Please advise if I can assist with anything further.Kind regards,LAURA MATTHEWSOffice Administration Manager 160 Hughes Road Bargara QLD 4670PO BOX 8601 Bargara QLD 4670Ph: (07) 4181 2999bmrg.org.au We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work and pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We also respect the history and culture of the Traditional Owners and their ongoing connection to land and sharing of knowledge.

RE: A question on the recent Great Australian wildlife search with Murray Darling Basin authority.Cassie Duncan cassie@odonata.org.au​

You​ Hi Michael,I can confirm that the thylacine reference sequence is in the eDNA database and would have been detected if present in the Great Australian Wildlife Search samples in the Murray-Darling Basin. All the best. Cassie

The "Great Australian Wildlife Search" is a citizen science project led by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and the Odonata Foundation using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor biodiversity in the Murray-Darling Basin. Citizen scientists collect water samples from waterways, which are then analyzed for eDNA to identify the presence of various aquatic species. This project helps the MDBA understand the spread of wildlife in the Basin and inform conservation efforts.