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Decades of Searching and a Chance Discovery: Why Finding Leadbeater's Possum in NSW Is Such Big News
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Decades of searching and a chance discovery: Why finding Leadbeater's possum in NSW is such big news
Until now, Victorians believed their state was the sole home for Leadbeater's possum, their critically endangered state faunal emblem. This tiny marsupial is clinging to life in a few pockets of mountain ash and snow gum habitat in the Central Highlands of Victoria.
Leadbeater’s possum spotted outside Victoria for first time - Australian Geographic
When a Leadbeater’s possum photobombed a camera trap inside New South Wales’ Kosciuszko National Park recently, researchers were left stunned. The post Leadbeater’s possum spotted outside Victoria for first time appeared first on Australian Geographic.
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Species considered extinct in NSW found in Kosciuszko National Park
A species long considered extinct in NSW has been discovered in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). Photo: Supplied. Until now, records show Leadbeater’s possums have only been detected alive in Victoria, with the nearest recorded sighting in the past century around 250 kilometres away from this find in NSW. The possum is the mammal emblem of Victoria and is listed as a critically endangered species under Commonwealth and Victorian law. In NSW, it w…
Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater's possum in NSW is such big news
Until now, Victorians believed their state was the sole home for Leadbeater's possum, their critically endangered state faunal emblem. This tiny marsupial is clinging to life in a few pockets of mountain ash and snow gum habitat in the Central Highlands of Victoria. But a few days ago, seven grainy photos taken by a trail camera in New South Wales revealed something very unexpected: a Leadbeater's possum hundred
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