Advocates are raising concerns about the Tasmanian Devil if a deadly strain of bird flu takes hold. 

Australia is the only continent without a recorded case of the H5-N1 strain -- and there are fears the Tasmanian Devil may go extinct if there is an outbreak. 

The animal has already been pushes to the brink of extinction by a devastating facial tumour disease. 

Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with Invasive Species Council Advocacy Director Jack Gough, who says the government can't hold back when trying to protect wildlife