Expeditions

Tasmanian tiger (thylacine)

All Tasmanian tiger expeditions and searches have been conducted in Tasmania unless otherwise noted.

YearNo.SummaryTeamFurther info
20192019-2Expedition to Tasmania - deploy camera traps; recover audio data; obtain DNA sampling material.Chris Rehberg
20192019-1Expedition to Tasmania - deploy triangulation audio recorders; recover cameras; re-visit nesting site; retrieve sample audio recordings; obtain DNA sampling materials.Chris Rehberg
2018 Jan2018-1Expedition to Tasmania - retrieve 6x cameras, redeploy 3x cameras; deploy audio recorder; revisit nest found during expedition 2013-1.Chris Rehberg
2017 Feb

2017-1

Trip notes

Expedition to Tasmania - audio recordings made of animal vocalisations (yipping call)Chris Rehberg, Rob Bagshaw
2016 Jan2016-1Expedition to Tasmania - no camera deployments due to 60+ bushfires across the state, park and road closures.Chris Rehberg
2014 Mar2014-1Expedition to Tasmania to retrieve camerasChris Rehberg
2013 May

2013-1

Trip notes

Expedition to Tasmania. Site A abandoned due to technical difficulties. Cameras deployed to Site B. Nest of unknown animal found.Chris Rehberg
2012 Jul2012-1Research trip for Eastern quoll conservation, included visit to Launceston Museum to examine plaster casts, sighting reports, photographs and taxidermies.Chris Rehberg
2010 Nov2010-1Expedition to Tasmania to retrieve cameras centred around location of earlier footprint discovery.Chris Rehberg
2009 Nov2009-3Expedition to Tasmania to retrieve cameras from earlier deployments and to deploy cameras at site of footprint located during Monster Quest filming.Chris Rehberg, Michael Nelson
2009 May

2009-2

Trip notes

Retrieve last of cameras used during Monster Quest filming. Deploy new cameras to new location.Chris Rehberg, Michael NelsonSee old WLMD site
2009 Feb2009-1 Trip notesFilming of Monster Quest episode "Isle of the Lost Tiger". Candidate footprint found during this search.Chris Rehberg, Michael Nelson

Monster Quest: Isle of the Lost Tiger - on IMDB

See old WLMD site

2008 Nov2008-1Deploy cameras ahead of Monster Quest filming.Chris Rehberg, Michael NelsonSee old WLMD site