Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. In a five-year long study, just published in Nature Communications, ...

In Australia, we have a love-hate relationship with our native possums. We love to watch them scramble up a tree on a summer's evening and admire their agility as they skitter across power lines. But ...

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. In a five-year long study, just published in Nature Communications, ...

The recent news coverage of baby possums being drowned at Drury School as part of a fundraiser has sparked national and international condemnation on the grounds of animal cruelty (for more discussion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense ...

A rising number of possums spotted around Hawke’s Bay has led to rural landowners being asked to undertake annual possum control and baiting. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says possum control is still ...

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum ...