This extensive and highly informative site expertly covers a varied selection of subjects catering for both the scientist and amateur naturalist, and therefore presents a most valuable and informative source of specialist information.
 

Each topic is treated with the same meticulous enthusiasm and attention to detail, and as such, this site is without peer on the worldwide web. Of particular interest to an ever-growing group of enthusiasts are the many pages devoted to the thylacine, an animal that in recent years has captured not only the imagination, but also the admiration of multitudes the world over. To many people, the thylacine presents an enduring mystery that begs unraveling, and nowhere is this more evident than in Tasmania. The present official status of the thylacine (better known as the Tasmanian tiger) is extinct, but despite this, many believe the species to still be extant.

If this is so, its present-day status can be best described as profoundly endangered and bordering on the very brink of extinction.

Determining this fact beyond reasonable doubt is proving to be an extremely arduous task to a dedicated band of field researchers active within Tasmania, but I am confident that, given time, this animal's true status will eventually surface and it will be proven to still exist.

It is because of this situation that The Thylacine Museum attains so much relevance, fulfilling as it does a most necessary niche in the provision of critical data about an animal the world knows little about.

Over recent years, many wildlife documentaries have focused on the thylacine, and in doing so have highlighted the magnificent Tasmanian wilderness, so necessary in isolating and protecting this animal in its continuing quest to roam free.  There is little doubt that these documentaries have served to create even more acute interest in the Tasmanian tiger worldwide.

My good friend and fellow researcher Cameron Campbell, through his admiration and devotion of the thylacine has, in this excellent website, undoubtedly fostered an incredible amount of global interest, therefore opening the door for many seeking either basic or advanced knowledge of this most fascinating animal.
 

Genuine on-going interest in the thylacine has prompted him to refurbish The Thylacine Museum, an update that promotes the site to an even higher standard with additional information gleaned through his persevering and exacting research of the Tasmanian tiger throughout Australia and the world Therefore, I have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending The Thylacine Museum to not only the novice, keen to grasp an understanding of this enduring animal, but also to the devoted enthusiast striving for expertise, for you will not find better informed and more comprehensive material about the thylacine anywhere else on the internet.

I commend Cameron for referencing his information largely from the exacting work of noted zoologists and recognized world authorities on the thylacine, including Dr. Eric Guiler (Honorary Research Associate of the School of Zoology at the University of Tasmania), Dr. Heinz Moeller (Professor of Zoology - University of Heidelberg, Germany), Michael Archer (Dean of Science - University of New South Wales), Dr. Stephen Sleightholme (International Thylacine Specimen Database Project) and other highly reputable sources.  In doing so, The Thylacine Museum has been constructed upon a firm and stable scientific footing.

Consequently, I am certain that this renovated edition of The Thylacine Museum will prove to be even more informative and successful than its much-esteemed predecessor.  And, may it be the catalyst for many an adventurous and seeking soul, hungry for information and knowledge of the world's most precious top order marsupial carnivore, to fully achieve their aspirations.

Col Bailey,
Tasmanian Tiger Research & Data Centre
New Norfolk, Tasmania