Possums

The possum was introduced to New Zealand and is one of the greatest threats to our natural environment.

Possums have a big bushy tail and thick body fur, a pointed snout and large pointed ears. There are two colour forms, grey and black.

They mostly eat plants but also eat berries which is the birds food. They have even been caught eating the eggs of our native birds!

We can set up traps to help our native forests.

By Zara, Hara, Nova and Dakota