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Kōrero: Life sciences

Possum research, 1954

Video file

This film shows the Wildlife Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs researching possum behaviour in the Orongorongo Ranges. The aim was to develop better possum-control methods, as these animals destroy large areas of native bush.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 22. National Film Unit, 1954

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Peter Clayworth, Life sciences – Ecology and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/44101/possum-research-1954 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 27 January 2014.