Lure of the Thylacine: Legendary Tales of the Tasmanian Tiger
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Col Bailey’s Lure of the Thylacine is the ultimate modern field companion for anyone obsessed with Tasmania’s striped ghost. First released in 2016, this 294-page, fully illustrated paperback distills four decades of the author’s bush expeditions, eyewitness interviews and historical digging into one accessible reference that both teenagers and adults can devour. Rather than recycling old myths, Bailey presents freshly-verified accounts—farmers, loggers, hikers and park rangers who swear they saw a living thylacine long after the species was declared extinct in 1936—complete with GPS-style location notes, habitat sketches and time-stamped photographs that let readers plan their own search routes.
What makes this copy especially collectible is its condition: crisp, unmarked pages from a smoke-free home, so every map and rare snapshot remains vivid for armchair explorers or weekend trekkers. Because the book is still in print only in Australia and rarely stocked overseas, a clean second-hand example is the fastest, most affordable way to own the complete set of Bailey’s comparative footprint charts, scat identification guide and campsite grid maps—material that usually sends used prices climbing on auction sites.
Beyond the practical “how-to” sections, Bailey weaves a moving biography of the animal itself, tracing colonial bounty records, museum skin samples and the political decisions that pushed the species to the brink. The result is a true-story page-turner that doubles as a pocket history of Tasmania’s wild south-west, making Lure of the Thylacine an ideal gift for wildlife lovers, travel planners or history buffs who want one authoritative volume that fits in a day-pack and sparks conversation around any campfire.
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