Aussie Animal Island: Summer on Devil Island

Series about the protected habitat of Maria Island, off the east coast of Tasmania. The fourth episode follows the devils through a scorching summer as they try to adjust to their new environment. This hand-reared squad have a lot to learn as they should be cooling off in a burrow, not lying around in the hot sun. The island's little penguins can cope, as they feed out at sea. The scientists worry that the devils may prey on these tiny creatures, so radio collars and remote cameras are used to protect them. The island's grazing wildlife - forester kangaroos and Cape Barron geese - are also struggling to find food, and the geese return to the mainland in search of greener pastures. While the locals leave, the tourists arrive by the boatload. As the streams dry up the Tasmanian devils must roam further in search of fresh water, but the forest is littered with the corpses of dead animals, giving the devils a chance to scavenge.