Overview

• Flotsam and Jetsam, three-year-old Tasmanian devil brothers, arrived July 22 from Aussie Ark in New South Wales and are now on view in the zoo’s Australian Outback exhibit.
• Zoo officials report that the pair is settling in well with typical early morning and evening activity and spending afternoons napping or sunning.
• Tasmanian devils face critical endangerment from a fatal facial tumor disease and habitat loss, fueling international captive breeding efforts.
• The 100-acre San Diego Zoo is home to more than 12,000 animals across over 680 species and leverages exhibits to support conservation science and recovery programs.
• This relocation underscores international cooperation in wildlife preservation and invites public engagement in the species’ ongoing recovery.