Two devil joeys, Itchy and Scratchy, at Peel Zoo in August last year. Picture: THEO FAKOS
THREE Tasmanian devils at large in Western Australia were last seen heading towards a golf course.
The devils, all male, were among seven males living at Peel Zoo in Pinjarra, near Perth.
They escaped early on Tuesday after a falling tree damaged their enclosure, the zoo said late today.
Zoo employee Narelle MacPherson said a woman had called last night to say she had spotted the runaways very close to the zoo.
"They were heading towards the golf course," Ms MacPherson said.
"I just hope they don't cross the main road there.
"She rang after hearing about them and said 'Now I know what that was that I saw'."
She said the devils had already crossed one road but it was not a major one.
Public appeals are being broadcast on the radio and online, asking the public to keep an eye out for the escapees.
Traps have been set in the area to try to recapture the devils.
People have been urged not to approach the devils, which are usually shy but can be aggressive when cornered.
The privately owned zoo took delivery of four devils from East Coast Natureworld, at Bicheno, in 2010.
At the time, the zoo said it had taken more than seven years, reams of paperwork and $80,000 to get the breeding pairs to Perth.
The escapees are the offspring of the Bicheno devils.
The zoo said the missing devils were only about 18 months old.
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