Helping address the ecological risk to New Zealand's flora and fauna from the introduced Australian brushtail possum.

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Posted on January 25, 2015

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The brushtail possum consumes 21,000 metric tons of vegation every day significantly affecting the food chain for our native species.

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Native bird species including New Zealand’s endangered kiwi face habitat destruction and nest invasion by the Australian brushtail possum.

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