If you missed our Devil Diary live chat with host and wildlife expert Peter Gros, we've got the transcript with your Tasmanian devil questions answered, right here.

brinacat: Is the devil related to the Tasmanian tiger, which now is considered extinct? If so, what efforts are being made to prevent it too from becoming extinct?
Peter Gros: Yes, the Tasmanian tiger was a marsupial and therefore related to the Tasmanian devil. Like the devil, females gave birth to tiny, poorly developed young. Like the offspring of most living marsupials, young Tasmanian tigers were carried in a pouch on the mother's belly until they developed more completely. Tasmanian tigers were fairly common until the early 1900s.

For over a century, Tasmanian devils were trapped and poisoned and became very rare. They seemed, like the Tasmanian tiger, to be headed for extinction. Despite this, the Tasmanian devil was not protected by law until June of 1941. Fittingly, the Tasmanian devil was chosen as a symbol of the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service. With the dedicated efforts of the park system and researchers like Androo Kelly, I think the Tasmanian devil stands a good chance of survival.

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