Wellington Zoo is making a home for four Tasmanian Devils which are due to arrive there this week.
The arrival of the Devils - following a seven-day stint in quarantine - will mark nearly 100 years since the species was last housed at the zoo.
A specially constructed exhibit within the zoo's Australian walk-through precinct 'Neighbours' will house the three males and one female when they arrive.
The zoo is a partner of the Save the Tasmanian Devil Programme, which was established in 2003 in response to a rare contagious cancer that decimated Tasmanian Devil populations, reducing their numbers in the wild by approximately 80 per cent.
The programme, which involves institutes and zoos around the world, and was set up by the Tasmanian Government, has enabled the number of Tasmanian Devils living in zoos and wildlife parks across Australia to reach 550.
