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Kōrero: Possums

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Possums in New Zealand

  3. Spread of possums

  4. Impact on native plants

  5. Impact on native animals

  6. TB and possum control

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Possums in New Zealand

Brushtail possum

Brushtail possum

Possum feeding

Possum feeding

Black and grey possums

Black and grey possums (1 o 2)

Albino possum

Albino possum (2 o 2)

Possum introduction and subsequent distribution

Possum introduction and subsequent distribution

Young possum in pouch

Young possum in pouch

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Spread of possums

Possum skins drying

Possum skins drying

Trapped possum

Trapped possum

1080 carrots

1080 carrots

Skinning possums

Skinning possums

Possum dog food

Possum dog food (1 o 3)

Possum-leather golf gloves

Possum-leather golf gloves (2 o 3)

Possum–merino wrap

Possum–merino wrap (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Impact on native plants

Mamaku recovering from browsing

Mamaku recovering from browsing

Possum destruction of forest

Possum destruction of forest

Dead trees, Pirongia Forest Park

Dead trees, Pirongia Forest Park

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Impact on native animals

Possum eating a chick

Possum eating a chick

Possum eating five-finger berries

Possum eating five-finger berries

Possum-damaged snail shells

Possum-damaged snail shells

Mai i te whārangi 5 - TB and possum control

TB-infected possum

TB-infected possum

Effects of TB on cattle farms

Effects of TB on cattle farms

Possum bait station

Possum bait station

Poison sign

Poison sign

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Gerard Hutching, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/possums/media (accessed 17 May 2022)

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008, updated 1 Jul 2015

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