Our devils stay wild

Devil Ark enclosures are large (at least two hectares each) and naturalistic with multiple dens. Each enclosure houses small groups of devils that behave the same as they would in the wild.

Minimising the devils’ exposure to humans (especially handling) maintains their independence. This is important for devils that will eventually be returned to the Tasmanian bush.

With over 500 hectares of land, we have plenty of space to provide a life raft to the Tasmanian devil. Now we need your help so we can expand Devil Ark to house even more devils!

We need to build devil enclosures - but these aren’t just any sort of enclosure! Devils are great climbers and diggers! The fences are 1.8m high and at the top is a climb-proof devil guard to prevent escape. The fences are also buried 900mm below ground so the devils can’t dig their way out.

After our first successful breeding season, our urgent challenge right now is to build additional Fences for Devils to house the next generation of babies.

By donating to our Fences for Devils campaign, you'll be giving hope to the Tasmanian devil, click here.

The race is on ...

In January 2011, Devil Ark was launched with 43 Tasmanian devils. By the end of the year - thanks to a very successful breeding year and importing additional devils - this number will have doubled.
By the end of 2012 we plan to have close to 200 devils at Devil Ark and our goal is to have 360 devils by 2016.
But we must quickly expand to breed a large population of devils. To complete the next stage of Devil Ark we need to develop another 10 devil enclosures. This means building over 6.5 km of special devil-proof fences and digging another 80 devil dens.

With less than 15% of the population surviving, the race to save the Tasmanian devil is on.