New Zealand home cooks are frying up possum as meat prices soar, but food safety experts have warned it’s not a good idea. Possums are a protected species in Australia and it’s illegal to hunt them ...

The common brushtail possum was introduced to New Zealand for fur farming in the 1800s. Instead of staying controlled, it spread rapidly across the country. With no natural predators, possum ...

New Zealand's government announced Monday the country's goal to be predator free by 2050. “Rats, possums and stoats kill 25 million of our native birds every year, and prey on other native species ...

Aussies holidaying in New Zealand are often surprised feral brushtail possums appear bigger, darker, and fluffier than their native cousins back home. One of the largest on record was caught in the ...

Sweetness and cinnamon are often used to attract possums to the lethal traps, used to make New Zealand Predator-Free… And guess what! A local Cantabrian biologist (Graham Hickling) had a go at trying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massive, feral, brushtail possums are frequently seen squashed on New Zealand roads. Source: Michael Dahlstrom Aussies holidaying ...