Tassie devil-lover awarded Tasmanian of the Year
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An English-born nature-lover with a passion for the tasmanian devil is the 2008 Tasmanian of the Year.
Bruce Englefield has donated 28 hectares of east coast land to try to establish a viable disease-free devil population.
To raise money, he and a team of supporters also ran the London Marathon.
At the awards ceremony at Government House in Hobart tonight, Mr Englefield's efforts were described as inspirational.
Mr Englefield hopes to raise $130,000 to create a "devil island" facility to help establish an insurance population of the animals.
