The Thylacine Archive

There is a great deal of archival material pertaining to the thylacine in various museum collections around the world (especially Tasmania). As well as historical newspaper clippings, sightings/reports etc. I hope to make much of this freely available online in the future. The taxon profile on the thylacine is currently incomplete, but contains much useful information. While our Facebook Group the Tasmanian Tiger Archives has over 2300 members, and by far the most historical content than any other group.

Section 1. Evolution and Prehistory

Family: Thylacinidae
Genus: Thylacinus
Thylacine rock art
Local Aboriginal names and beliefs
Thylacines in Tasmanian aboriginal archaeology
Fossil and subfossil thylacine distribution
Thylacines and Dingoes

Section 2. European Perspectives

Discovery
Taxonomy and nomenclature
The early European thylacine literature (1642-1850)
19th century thylacine photos
The True Author of Thylacinus striatus "Warlow, 1833" (article)

Section 3. European Persecution

Predator becomes prey (1851-1887)
Government bounty scheme (1888-1912)
Rise of the hyena (1913-1929)
A living ghost (1930-1936)

Section 4. People and Expeditions, or, Post-Extinction?

Section 5. Publications and Extracts

Newspaper articles
Magazine articles
Theses and Dissertations on the Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
Jeremy Griffith's website hosts many hard to find thylacine publications.
Non-fiction books on the thylacine.
A list of cryptozoological publications on the thylacine
Thylacines in fiction