The common brushtail possum was introduced to New Zealand for fur farming in the 1800s. Instead of staying controlled, it ...

The brushtail possum, native and endangered in Australia, is seen as a "pest" in Aotearoa New Zealand. Source: Andrew Mercer/Creative Commons I've long been interested in and deeply bothered by New ...

Strategies for defending large tracts of land from mammalian pest incursion are urgently needed. We report on a study investigating whether brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) range expansion ...

New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Vol. 45, No. 2 (2021), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Invasive mammalian pests threaten biodiversity globally across a diverse range of habitats. The unique combination of resource ...

To the delight of conservationists, an adorable little marsupial that had been feared extinct in Western Australia's northern Wheatbelt region has been spotted on a wildlife camera. The brushtail ...

A woman called Dunedin, New Zealand, police Saturday to report being attacked by an aggressive possum, dubbed the "Blacks Road Ripper." Getty Images/iStockphoto Can a person be held hostage by a cute, ...

A woman in New Zealand recently had a frightening encounter with a possum that reportedly "held her hostage." While possums are generally known to be pests, the marsupials appear to carry an ...