The Tarkine is the home to the last disease free populations of the Tasmanian Devil. The Tasmanaian Devil is being pushed to extinction by the fatal Devil Facial Tumour Disease. This disease is a transmissible cancer that is spead through biting as Devils fight over food, and it has been estimated to have killed 80% of the Tasmanian Devil population in the past decade. The Tarkine contains large disease free zones. As such the habitat of the Tarkine is critical to survival of this iconic species in the wild. Threats such as mining, logging and roading place the future of the Devil at risk.