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Possum bait station

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Possum bait station

Near towns and cities, possums are controlled by placing poison baits into containers nailed onto tree trunks. This keeps the poison above the reach of children, dogs, and ground-dwelling birds.

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Gerard Hutching, Possums – TB and possum control, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16905/possum-bait-station (accessed 4 June 2026).

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