Tasmanian tiger introduction into Mainland Australia theory a recent Breakthrough. 2025/2026

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science/T...Public records of the Wilsons Promontory National Park Committee of Management.Related Data Collector of VPRS 14555 Correspondence Files, Alphabetical Series, Secretary of the Committee of Management Collector of VPRS 14577 General Correspondence Files, Alphabetical System II, Committee of Management Collector of VPRS 3226 Outwards Letter Books, Committee of Management Collector of VPRS 3227 Minute Books, Committee of Management.The -Breakthrough - information is below that i recently uncovered regarding a known supplier of native animals to Wilsons promontory National Park for free range introduction. They were in the Tasmanian Tiger trading game.Alfred Harrap & Son, based in Launceston, Tasmania, were prominent 19th and early 20th-century wool, skin, and produce merchants that played a significant role in the commercial trade of Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) skins and the sourcing of live specimens. Key details regarding Harrap & Son and the Tasmanian Tiger:Skin Trade: In the late 19th century, Harrap & Son were active in the auction market for "Native Tiger Skins," with records showing prices ranging from 10 pence to 2 shillings per skin in 1893.Live Specimen Sourcing: The firm was involved in the demand for live animals, advertising in May 1898 for "Two Pairs Live Hyenas (or Native Tigers), uninjured".Launceston Examiner newspaper 1898.Context of Trade: Along with other collectors and dealers of the era, Harrap & Son operated during a period when the Tasmanian government paid bounties for thylacines, treating them as pests to livestock. My Video of a Tasmanian tiger taken in South Gippsland in mid November 1998 towards dusk. • Tasmanian tiger 1998 footage South Gippsla...