Thylacine of the sea

Wednesday 17th May 2023

Scientists warn Maugean skate, Tasmania’s ‘thylacineof the sea’, one extreme weather …

Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour.
Jonathan Downes
Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.