I don't think that there's any doubt that the Thylacine is still around. Ever since I first heard of the Thylacine I've never been in doubt at all. I don't know whether it's hope, or stupid, blind faith, but as daft as it seems I just believe that they are out there. The question is - do we stay well clear, and hope that if there is a population, it can sustain itself without intervention, or do we try to right some wrongs, and attempt to help, (after all, humans owe it to the Thylacine). Personally speaking, I think that there has to be a concerted effort to try and help this incredible animal. If there is a South Australian population & a separate Tasmanian population, then you'd hope that a breeding program involving both groups has to be considered. The greatest problem facing the Thylacine, other than man, is going to be an unsustainable genetic pool. We'll never see a Passenger Pigeon, nor a Dodo - it would be great to think that we could go some way to making amends to the natural World.