A latest ecological impact study conducted by the University of New South Wales Australia (UNSW) gave answer to whether Tasmanian devils would once again roam mainland Australia, after they went extinct nearly 3,000 years ago.

Study researchers in their study's findings suggested that the Tasmanian devil should be reintroduced in Australia. They believe it will help to boost the native ecosystem.

Researchers in the study done on 11th August found that releasing the carnivorous marsupial on the mainland would help contain the spread of feral cats and foxes.

Doing this would highly benefit a number of other smaller animals, such as bandicoots and ringtail possums, which are being rapidly hunted by foreign predators.

Reintroduction of the species could also help to ensure the long-term survival of the devil, whose population has went down due to an outbreak of disease in Tasmania, which is the only place where the animal is found in the wild.

Previous reports have shown that Australia has faced the worst mammal extinction rate in the world. Nearly 30 native mammals have so far vanished in the country since European settlement nearly 20 years ago.

According to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, feral cats created havoc on the country's ecosystem and kill an estimated 75 million native animals every night.

As per scientists, suitable climatic conditions are very necessary for the reintroduction of Tasmanian devils in south-eastern Australia, where they would also not face competition from the extensively-culled dingoes.

Daniel Hunter from the UNSW School of biological, earth and environmental sciences said, "The devil is the obvious answer. It doesn't pose as serious a risk to livestock, and it has played a major role in stopping foxes from establishing a foothold in Tasmania".