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Possum destruction of forest

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In this video, biologist Bob Brockie relates how possums have a devastating effect on many types of plant in forest and scrub.

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Gerard Hutching, Possums – Impact on native plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/16897/possum-destruction-of-forest (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.