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...Jones, reported similar tumors among animals she was studying on the east coast. But it wasn?t until late last year that a statewide snapshot survey revealed the full extent of the epidemic. Despite the Tasmanian devil?s iconic status and its key ecological role as a super-efficient scourer of the bush, requests for a program to monitor the species have been refused for more than a decade, says Mooney. ?If something isn?t endangered or threatened, no one wants to spend any money on it,? he says. ?A lot more fundamental monitoring used to be done - and without...
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