Plains-Wanderers Expanding & Reviving Thylacines

Thursday, 28 August 2025 - 7:30am

This week on Lost in Science, Claire speaks with researcher Saskia Gerhardy about her fascinating new work revealing that the critically endangered plains-wanderer has a much wider habitat than previously thought – including the discovery of a new population in South Australia.

And from the archives, Chris revisits a conversation with animal reproductive biologist Jarrod McKenna, exploring the bold and controversial research that aims to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction and into the wilds of Tasmania.

Chris, Stu, Linden & Claire
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.

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