The Tasmanian Tiger is an
elusive beast. The last one in
captivity died in the Hobart zoo in 1936, and the tiger is officially extinct. But in Australia, ranchers, hunters
and hikers claim every so often that they see one of the near-mythical beasts skulking in the tall grass. SF
Chronicle Editor John Flinn went in search of the Tasmanian Tiger and lived to tell about it. Read his story here.