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		The brushtail possum is one of the most commonly studied marsupials in terms of morphology and physiology.
		While the brushtail possum can occur at high density and is often considered a pest in eastern Australia and Tasmania, it is currently declining across large tracts of central and western Australia, due to habitat clearance and predation (How and Hillcox 2000).
		Brushtail possums have been hunted for their meat and skins since the early settlement of Australia, but are now harvested commercially only in Tasmania.
	www.australianmammals.org.au /Species/brushtailpossum.htm (985 words)

	Fauna Permits - Permit Types/Information Possum
		Trapped possums must be released within 24 hours of capture (released at sunset on the day of capture) and released on the same property within 50 metres of the capture site.
		Evidence exists that the removal of resident Brushtail Possums often results in the immigration of other animals into the vacated area and death of the translocated possum.
		The humane destruction of Brushtail Possums can be facilitated by registered veterinarians, the Animal Welfare League and animal research facilities that hold a current scientific permit and animal ethics approval.
	www.parks.sa.gov.au /fauna_permits/information/information_possum/index.htm (421 words)

	Biodiversity - Plants and Animals - Possums
		Common Brushtail Possums are approximately the size of a domestic cat.
		The Common Ringtail Possum is a shy animal that has adapted its behaviour to live in urban environments with humans and their gardens, making use of ornamental native plants and introduced fruits and flowers.
		Possums are territorial and studies have found that possums released into another possum's territory usually die within a few days due to stress, fighting and starvation.
	www.deh.sa.gov.au /biodiversity/possums.html (3869 words)

	Common Brushtail Possum
		The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecta) is the largest possum, and the most familiar of all Australian marsupials: one of the very few that thrives in cities as well as a wide range of natural and human-modified environments.
		Like all possums, the Common Brushtail is nocturnal and omnivorous: in the wild it mostly eats leaves, but supplements this with fruits, flowers, buds, and whatever else is available.
		Common Brushtails have a notable tolerace to plant toxins; several of their favoured trees are poisonous to most creatures.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Common_Brushtail_Possum.html (227 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Possum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and sugar gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail[?] possums are both frequently found in urban areas, often being considered pests because of their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail possums were introduced to New Zealand by Europeans in an attempt to establish a fur industry.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/po/Possum?title=Green_Ringtail_Possum (436 words)

	Possum Information
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and wrist-winged gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		Possums are commonly found in suburban areas, where they are often considered pests owing to their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
		Although the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) ringtail possums have adapted well to the urban environment, many of the lesser-known species are reduced in number, threatened, or endangered.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Possum (668 words)

	Brushtail Possums at Bushy Park Wetlands
		Possums are well adapted for life in trees, their grasp on branches is further improved by having rough pads on their four feet, pointed claws on all their digits (except the big toe) and a long flexible tail which they use like a fifth limb.
		The Brushtail Possum is attracted to urban areas for the shelter provided by household roofs and the variety of foodstuffs provided by humans in their gardens and rubbish bins.
		Brushtail Possums prefer to make a nest in a tree-hole, but in their absence will make a nest in hollow logs, abandoned burrows, roof spaces etc. Brushtails are old enough to mate in their second year and have a gestation period of around 17 days.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~fbpw/brush_tp.htm (516 words)

	Sherlock Pest Control Pest: Possum
		Whether thumping across corrugated iron roofs or sheltering in ceilings, brushtail and ringtail possums are one of the most common native animals in residential areas.
		A trapped possum has to be released within 50m of capture and is often replaced by another nearby possum as soon as it's removed.
		If a possum is in a garden and eating the plants but does not enter the house, it is against the law to handle or trap the possum.
	www.sherlockpest.com.au /possums.htm (549 words)

	Common Brushtail Possum - BIRD
		The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is the largest possum, and perhaps the most familiar of all marsupials: one of the very few that thrives in cities as well as a wide range of natural and human-modified environments.
		An adult Common Brushtail is between 350 and 500 mm long, with a well-furred, moderately prehensile tail of 250 to 400 mm; weight varies from around 1.2 up to 4.5 kg for a large male.
		Common Brushtails have a notable tolerance to plant toxins; several of their favoured trees are poisonous to most creatures.
	www.bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Common_Brushtail_Possum (449 words)

	National Parks Association Conservation Page
		Possums require about four nest trees per hectare in order to support their social life, and this does not take into account the other fauna which also need shelter in a woodland habitat — owls, gliders, bats, parrots and cockatoos, goannas and pythons.
		Possums were recorded in their "millions" in the central west of NSW in the 1800s, and recent records show that possums still survive in three areas — wooded riparian zones, naturally wooded Crown lands and in towns.
		Decline of the Common Brushtail Possum and Common Ringtail Possum in the Forests and Woodlands of the Central-West Slopes and Plains of New South Wales
	www.npansw.org.au /web/journal/200106/features-possums.htm (1288 words)

	Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in ...
		Although brushtail possums have disappeared from much of their range in the drier parts of South Australia, where they were common when Europeans first arrived, they still occur in the wetter areas in a range of habitats from woodland to farmland.
		Brushtail possums eat a wide variety of foods such as the shoots and fruit of native and exotic trees and shrubs.
		Possums are active at night, and they may be heard scurrying with a heavy thumping gait across the roof or in the ceiling.
	www.marsupialsociety.org /04wi03.html (2582 words)

	Possum FAQ
		Possums should not be fed. Feeding possums or other wildlife can lead to dietary imbalance, dependence on the food source, artificially high densities of possums, attraction of rats and pest birds and attraction of predators.
		Common Brushtail Possums usually have a single young in spring, although some are born in autumn.
		Possums may also be used by Common Ringtail Possums, although Common Ringtail Possums usually construct their own nest of twigs and leaves in dense foliage of a tree or shrub.
	www.dse.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-9F280C2CC74580F4CA256D8F001D3915?OpenDocument (1794 words)

	Heyne's Garden Centre - Possums
		Possums are an example of one of the few Australian animals that have readily adapted to environmental changes wrought by Europeans over the past 200 years (others include Australian Magpies and Eastern Brown Snakes).
		Sometimes the sounds of a possum in a chimney, cavity wall or ventilator have led the house occupant to think the animal is trapped, when it is not.
		Possums are sometimes blamed for upsetting the neighbourhood dogs, when a cat passing through the yard is as likely to be the culprit.
	www.heyne.com.au /gardencentre/factsheets/factsheet.php/Possums.htm (1210 words)

	BioCity - Living with Possums in South Australia
		The Department for Environment and Heritage has identified that the Common Brushtail Possum has suffered a significant decline in abundance and reduction in its range across South Australia and suspects that further decline in both the species area of occupancy and extent of occurrence is continuing.
		Although Common Brushtail Possum populations remain secure within the Greater Adelaide Region, Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island, the Department for Environment and Heritage has recommended that the Common Brushtail Possum be listed as rare on the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Threatened Species Schedules in 2004.
		Relocating possums to another area is inhumane, very stressful for the animal and will result in the death of the possum regardless of where you release them.
	www.biocity.edu.au /content/view/14/1 (2039 words)

	MEDLINE Search on Medscape.com
		Constraint of feeding by chronic ingestion of 1,8-cineole in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula).
		Infection of naÃ¯ve, free-living brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) with the nematode parasite Parastrongyloides trichosuri and its subsequent spread.
		Histology of the pouch epithelium and the mammary glands during chemically induced oestrus in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula).
	search.medscape.com /medline-search?queryText=Trichosurus (437 words)

	Possum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The two most common species of possums, the Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail, are also among the largest.
		The Common Brushtail Possum was introduced to New Zealand by Europeans to establish a fur industry.
		For New Zealand, the introduction of possums has resulted in as much of an ecological disaster as the introduction of rabbits has been in Australia.
	www.beidu.info /en/Possum.htm (636 words)

	Pictures of the silver-gray brushtail possum\|Trichosurus vulpecula facts
		Common Brushtail Possums are nocturnal and are known for their nocturnal raid of gardens and kitchens.
		The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is the largest possum, and the most familiar of all Australian marsupials: one of the very few that thrives in cities as well as a wide range of natural and human-modified environments.
		V44 Abstract: In New Zealand, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is the principal wildlife vector of bovine tuberculosis.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Phalangeridae/Trichosurus/Trichosurus-vulpecula.html (401 words)

	Common Brushtail Possum
		The Common Brushtail Possum is about the size of a domestic cat.
		The call, of the Common Brushtail, is a series of rattling coughs and hisses.
		In eastern Australia Common Brushtails are present, often in large numbers, in settled areas as long as trees are present.
	www.yallaroo.com.au /Common_brushtail.htm (222 words)

	possums
		Possums are active at night and sleep in the day.
		Possums are marsupials,so the females have pouches in which the young develop after they are born.
		Possums are nocturnal, which means they are active at night.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/Possums.htm (461 words)

	Tasmania PWS - Wildlife - Brushtail possum
		Brushtails are widespread throughout Tasmania and are highly adaptable to a wide range of natural and human environments.
		Brushtails rub secretions from glands under their chin; on the chest and near the anus to mark home ranges and define occupancy of a homesite.
		Studies of the a behaviour of brushtail possums showed that about 16% of their time is spent feeding, 30% travelling 44% immobile and 10% grooming.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/btposs.html (600 words)

	Biodiversity - Plants and Animals - Possums
		Common Brushtail Possums are approximately the size of a domestic cat.
		Injured possums should be taken to a registered vet or to a wildlife carer/rescue organisation.
		If the possum droppings are found beneath a tree that overhangs your paved areas, for example, trim back the tree branches or prevent access to the tree.
	www.environment.sa.gov.au /biodiversity/possums.html (3869 words)

	Fourth Crossing Wildlife - Common Brushtail Possum
		The Brushtail Possum is the most familiar of the possum family, and is abundant throughout the eastern side of mainland Australia and Tasmania.
		Colour and size of the possum vary greatly depending on the area, eg: in northern Queensland the possum is short-haired with a copper coloured coat and the larger Tasmanian possum has a woolly flish or grey coat.
		A possum joey will spend 4 to 5 months in the pouch, with a further 1 to 2 months riding on the mothers back.
	www.fourthcrossingwildlife.com /common_brushtail_possum.htm (266 words)

	Australia Zoo - Our Animals - Mammals - Possums And Gliders - Common Brushtail Possum
		When the possum is born, it weighs no more than 0.2 grams and is covered in a thin pink skin.
		Threats to the Common Brushtail Possum include loss of habitat, predation by dingoes, foxes, cats and dogs, and also competition between other possums and animals for food sources and home sites.
		Ava is still very much a wild possum at heart but we have high hopes that one day she won’t be quite so shy and will be out meeting our guests too.
	www.australiazoo.com.au /our-animals/amazing-animals/mammals/?mammal=possums_and_gliders&animal=common_brushtail_possum (639 words)

	Common Brushtail Possum - Definition, explanation
		Around human habitations, Common Brushtails are inventive and determined foragers with a liking for fruit trees, vegetable gardens, compost heaps and rubbish bins.
		During the day Common Brushtails sleep in a nest in a hollow tree or any other convenient place, notably ceiling spaces that are not securely sealed.
		European settlers aiming to establish a fur industry introduced the Common Brushtail to New Zealand, where there are no native mammals other than bats.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/co/common_brushtail_possum.php (349 words)

	Common Ringtail Possum, Common Possum, Ringtail Possum, Possums, marsupials, Pseudocheirus peregrinus
		The smallest of the ringtails, the Common Ringtail Possum's wooly fur is a grey-brown to red-brown and paler underneath.
		A ringtail possum will live up to 10 or 12 years in captivity, if well taken care of with the inclusion of native plants in their diet.
		Common Ringtails Possums are sexually mature at about 13 to 18 months of age.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/critters/ringtailpossum/RingtailPossum.php (2116 words)

	Possum - BIRD
		A possum is any of about 25 small to medium-sized arboreal diprotodonts native to Australia and the islands to the north.
		Possums range in size from about half the size of a mouse (the Honey Possum of southwest Western Australia) to larger than a cat (the Common Brushtail, with several others only slightly smaller).
		To the superficial eye, possums have coped rather better with European colonisation than most other native mammal groups: the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Common Ringtail have adapted well to European settlement, and no possum species have become extinct in Australia since 1788.
	bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Possum (404 words)

	Living With Possums
		Possums that rely on your food supply may be unable to find enough natural food if you stop feeding them.
		Ornamental plants or fruit being eaten by possum may be protected by placing blood and bone fertiliser around the base of plants or by spraying a watered down solution of hot English mustard on the fruits or foliage.
		One advantage is that the possum, once settled into a possum box, will claim your backyard as its territory and keep other possums away from your house.
	www.nana.asn.au /n2-possum.htm (662 words)

	Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a solitary, nocturnal and arboreal marsupial, endemic to Australia.
		The most common poison used is sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) incorporated into cereal-based pellets or coated on to carrots and then applied either aerially or as a ground-based poisons.
		In Australia, possums are protected in all states although hunting (under license) is permitted in Tasmania for the commercial use of skins and meats.
	aerg.canberra.edu.au /ferals.org/content/species/possum.cfm (679 words)

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