Tasmanian tiger-thylacine search mainland Australia 2025.

Department of Biodiversity,Conservation and Attractions Office of the Director General. Mr Michael Moss panther1966@live.com.au. Dear Mr Moss ENVIRONMENTAL eDNA OFFICIAL. I refer to your email dated 13 November 2025 to the Minister for the Environment ,Hon Matthew Swinbrourn MLC regarding environmental DNA. The Minister has asked that I respond on his behalf. I appreciate your interest in this technology and your acknowledgement of the important work undertaken in this area by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).DBCA recognises the expanding role of eDNA as a complementary tool for biodiversity monitoring, threatened species monitoring, threatened...

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 Thank you for contacting the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

 Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Director of National Parks is responsible for Commonwealth reserves. These include six national parks, the Australian National Botanic Gardens and 60 Australian Marine Parks. These areas are managed either directly or in partnership with Traditional Owners, supported by Parks Australia. You can find more information about these parks at www.parksaustralia.gov.au.

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Hi there Michael,Please see below replies from department senior officers:Flaura/Fauna Division from Department of Lands, Planning and Environment reply as below -Hi Ian,The Department of Lands,Planning and Environment has trialed eDNA as a sampling method across multiple projects.Heres a recent example -Territory stories-Environmental DNA[eDNA] trial Rapid Creek.In the NT,I am not aware of any eDNA screening for Tasmanian tiger or any projects with Envirodna.Happy for this info to be passed on.Dr Peter McdonaldDirectorSpecies Manager/Flora and Fauna DivisionDepartment of Lands Planning and EnvironmentNorthern Territory GovernmentFloor 1 Tom Hare Building...

The Queensland state Government conservation department on mainland Australia have confirmed they are not using Environmental Dna to screen for species including Tasmanian tiger/Thylacine i contacted them this week. This video includes two replies from two departments on this issue from Queensland's state government.https://www.envirodna.com/resources/n...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0XTZaMXbc

Adrian Pinderadrian.pinder@dbca.wa.gov.au​You​DBCA Enquiries​OFFICIALHi Michael. Thankyou for your enquiry with the department on 10 Jun. DBCA is using eDNA technologies to survey and monitor threatened species in Western Australia, although most projects are in methodological development or pilot study stages at this time. This research is undertaken by our own eDNA laboratory. We do not have a program of broadscale screening for mammals using eDNA, rather our projects are targeted towards listed threatened species in particular locations in WA. The Tasmanian Tiger is not on the list of species we are targeting.Regards,Adrian...

Gaffney, Robbie Robbie.Gaffney@nre.tas.gov.au​Panther1966@live.com.au​​CC. Wildlife Services Driessen, Michael​Dear MichaelThankyou for your query regarding eDNA for Tasmanian tiger. Environmental DNA (via the company EnviroDNA) has been used in the past in Tasmania to assess for the presence of chytrid fungus in frogs and the presence of platypus. However, I am not aware of any current projects looking at environmental DNA in Tasmania to survey wildlife for any species. We are aware of the eDNA work that could potentially detect thylacines. If samples are collected in the future for eDNA purposes then it...

Higham, Jason (DEW)Jason.Higham@sa.gov.au​You​OFFICIALGood afternoonThanks for your inquiry to our website regarding whether our department uses eDNA technology. In looking through the available information, we do not currently use eDNA testing in South Australia routinely but some of South Australia’s Natural Resource Management Boards, the Landscape Boards have used eDNA in their projects.Please see https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/hf/ne... and https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/n... for more information on these projects.As I understand it, these projects are not routinely screening for Tasmanian tiger/thylacine on the li...

OFFICIAL: RE: Case CCC-1191933-N3S5D4 DCCD:0063000401288Research Ari (DEECA)​​Hello Michael Moss, Thank you for reaching out to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action with your question regarding eDNA testing. I have confirmed with the Arthur Rylah Institute’s research scientists who employ these techniques and have confirmed that while they use eDNA testing methods, they do not screen for Tasmanian Tiger DNA.Please reach out if you have any further questions.Kind regards, Hayley (DEECA)ARI Business Support OfficerArthur Rylah Institute for Environmental ResearchBiodiversity Division | Regions, Environment, Climate Action and First Peoples | Department of Energy...