The end of the rat race? New Zealand aims to become rat free
Their abilities to travel, multiply and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind's greatest pests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2016
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Possums in NZ prefer leaves high in available protein
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found possums in New Zealand prefer to eat leaves high in available protein, giving authorities new evidence to help them limit possum damage to New Zealand's forests.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2016
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Possums in Tasmania growing bolder as devils decline
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several universities in Australia has found that brushtail possums have begun altering their foraging habits in light of the decline of Tasmanian devils in Tasmania and other nearby ...
A great big new forest park won't save Leadbeater's possum
The recent change to the conservation status of Leadbeater's possum from endangered to critically endangered has renewed calls for an extended national park, because some experts argue that both the possum and the forests ...
Ecology
May 18, 2015
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How climate change is shifting time for animals and plants
Every Spring, the blanket of Australian alpine snow starts to melt, and the Mountain Pygmy Possum wakes up from its seven-month-long hibernation.
Ecology
Jan 19, 2015
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Tiny possum discovered in national park near Albany
One of Australia's most endearing marsupials, the tiny western pygmy possum, has been discovered for the first time in Albany's Torndirrup National Park by a research team from The University of Western Australia examining ...
Ecology
Dec 10, 2014
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Hungry pythons mean male possums live fast and die young
The study, led by researchers from the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, along with researchers from the Australian National University, the University of Tasmania and James Cook University ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2014
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Exclusion fencing vital to relocation success
The successful reintroduction of brushtail possums to the Wheatbelt has been attributed to a habitat free from foxes, feral cats and other possums, with plenty of tree hollows and rock crevices.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2014
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Possum poo study sheds light on human epidemics
A new study of the way bacteria spread amongst possums could shed light on the spread of human epidemics.
Ecology
May 26, 2014
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Small Australian marsupials in sudden decline
Small, furry marsupials such as the bandicoot, quoll and tree possums are in dramatic decline in Australia's north and feral cats could be the cause, according to analysis reported Wednesday.
Ecology
May 7, 2014
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