There have been scores of reported sightings of the thylacine since the last one in captivity died in 1936, but so far little has been produced to convince zoologists that any are still alive.
तस्मानिया के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में रहनेवाले अनेक वृद्ध जन कहते हैं कि अगर उन्होंने एक तस्मानियाई बाघ को देखा तो वे इसकी रिपोर्ट नहीं करेंगे ।