by Jessica Wynne Lockhart • Tasmania’s Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas once segregated criminals from civilization. Now, they’ll isolate Tasmanian devils from a rampant disease that threatens to snuff out the species.

This story was originally published in December 2015. In two weeks we will be publishing a new story with an update on how Tasmanian devils are doing. In the meantime, we’re bringing you this feature from the archives to refresh your memory.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.