There was a Tasmanian devil at Gloucester Preschool during storytime on Tuesday, September 13.
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Devil Ark advocate volunteer, Rachelle Worth, brought in stuffed animals and storybooks as part of Environmental Week.
The idea is to bring familiarity of the Tasmanian devils to the community.
She explained to the pupils about why the animal became endangered and how the Devil Ark breeding program began.
They are our future environmental custodians.
- Rachelle Worth
They are the closest preschool to the breeding program. Rachelle read the pupils the storybook, A Devilish Tale which was then donated to the school.
She is hoping this will be a regular activity for the preschool and other community groups to help educate about the animal.
“They are our future environmental custodians,” she said.
Devil Ark, in Barrington Tops, is the largest conservation breeding program for the Tasmanian devil on mainland Australia.
The Tasmanian-like vegetation and cool, wet and snowy conditions of the Barrington Tops means the devils feel right at home.
The Tasmanian marsupial is at serious risk of extinction from the highly contagious devil facial tumour disease.