Australia's Tasmanian Devil joins endangered list

Previously, the Tasmanian Devil was listed as vulnerable. Garrett said in a statement on Friday the uplisting meant the species was under continued threat and the population was continuing to decline, but it would now get greater protection under national environment law. "My decision to uplist the Tasmanian devil is based on advice from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee which lists the Devil Facial Tumour Disease as the major threat to the devil"; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version