Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This film describes how Tasmanian devils are being bred in captivity to establish a series of insurance populations. Devils are kept in a semi-wild environment where they are protected from wild devils with the deadly Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

This video is from 'Saving the Devil' -- a multimedia resource that tells the story of the Tasmanian devil and how science, in particular genomics, is playing a role in trying to save the species from extinction.

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