Invasive Species, Brushtail Possum
1837 • New Zealand
"The Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), a cat-sized marsupial, was introduced to New Zealand in 1837 for the fur trade. In Australia, the possum is protected as a native species. But in New Zealand, it has become the country's most damaging animal pest, wreaking havoc on native forests...Their cost to the economy is considerable: in 2006 government agencies spent $111 million on possum control, a level of funding that will continue for another decade."
"Possums," teara.govt.nz, http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/possums/page-1
Courtesy of JJ Harrison ([email protected])
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