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An animal that has not on the Australian mainland in over 3,000 years back. The creature is the Tasmanian devil. Conservation groups in the state of New South Wales on Australia's east coast a group of 26 of the mammals. They them in a large nature reserve north of the city of Sydney. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. It on large birds and household waste. It has an endangered species for decades after dingoes (an Australian wild dog) them out on mainland Australia. The devil its name from its high-pitched squeal and the fierce way it for food. Despite its scary-sounding name, experts it is not a danger to humans.

The conservation group Aussie Ark with other animal protection groups on the project to the Tasmanian devils. The animals on a nature reserve to help their chances of survival high. They have been left to their own food and by themselves. Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, told National Geographic: "They are free. They're out there. We've some basic means of keeping an eye on them, but essentially, now it's over to the devils to do what they ." He was hopeful about the future of the devils, saying: "This release of devils will the first of many. We are about something monumental, a true landmark in history."