In short: Motion sensor cameras have photographed a locally extinct brushtail possum. Ecologists say the sighting confirms landscape-scale conservation efforts are working. What's next? Pests grazing ...

Strategies for defending large tracts of land from mammalian pest incursion are urgently needed. We report on a study investigating whether brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) range expansion ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. The seaside city of Napier, on New Zealand's North Island, is the ...

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. In a five-year long study, just published in Nature Communications, ...

The most familiar and abundant of the many Australian possum species are the Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and the Common Ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) The bushy-tailed ...

SYDNEY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have revealed unexpected genetic diversity in Western Australia's common brushtail possum, identifying a previously unrecognized subspecies. Possums ...

A Portland entrepreneur is determined to bring "eco-friendly" fur to the local market. The company, called Eco-Luxury Fur, is the brainchild of Chrys Hutchings, who learned about the source of the fur ...

In an eerie video right on time for Halloween, one of Australia’s cutest natives, known to be a herbivore, has been caught munching on a dead animal. WATCH THE FOOTAGE NOW In a post to Facebook, Jake ...

A young male brushtail possum is lucky to be alive after crawling into a bowling alley and falling asleep behind the pins. A staff member spotted the tiny marsupial hiding at Aspley 10 Pin Bowl in ...

TARONGA, Australia, Oct. 9 (UPI) --An Australian wildlife hospital said an orphaned brushtail possum is being hand-raised with the help of a stuffed kangaroo the baby animal treats as her mother. The ...

A baby brushtail possum found abandoned and dehydrated in a suburban neighborhood of Mosman, Australia is making a healthy recovery thanks to a veterinary nurse from Taronga Wildlife Hospital. The ...

A veterinary nurse from Taronga Wildlife Hospital took care of this baby brushtail possum after she was found in Mosman, Australia.