AUSTRALIA - For the first time in 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia.On Oct.
5, Global Wildlife Conservation announced that 11 Tasmanian devils had been released to a wildlife sanctuary as a historic moment to “rewild” Australia, the country with the most severe mammal extinction rates.Actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky partnered with conservationists at Aussie Ark, Global Wildlife Conservation and WildArk to help release the animals into their new homes.“In 100 years, we are going to be looking back at this day as the day that set in motion the ecological restoration of an entire country,” said Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, an organization which has been working with Tasmanian devils for.