In New Zealand the stoat, ferret and Brushtail possum are very damaging to the enviroment.
In Australia the main animals that cause problems are rabbits, cane toads, feral pigs, feral cats and camels.
There are believed to be about 66 million possums (specifically, Common Brushtail Possums) in New Zealand. They were originally introduced from neighbouring Australia for their fur, but have now become a severe environmental pest.
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Yes. Possums are causing considerable destruction to New Zealand's environment, to which they were introduced in the 1800s. In New Zealand, possums are taking over native bushland, pushing out native species of birds, for which New Zealand is unique. Possums feed on the vegetation, reducing its availability for native species, and nest in the trees, forcing smaller species out. There are no natural predators of the possum in New Zealand, so their population has increased dramatically. Possums strip the native plants of leaves, buds, flowers, fruits and seeds, meaning less chances of propagation. New Zealand trees do not have defensive chemicals of some Australian native trees, meaning the possums can continue to eat from one tree until the tree has been severely affected. Many of these plant species are disappearing from the New Zealand forests, and allowing invasive non-native species to take hold of the forests.
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There are believed to be about 66 million possums (specifically, Common Brushtail Possums) in New Zealand. They were originally introduced from neighbouring Australia for their fur, but have now become a severe environmental pest.
It is not so much that Australians took possums to New Zealand, but rather than New Zealand people brought them from Australia for the purpose of starting the fur trade there. Possums were seen as a ready source of fur, food and fibre.
True possums, those that live in Australia and New Zealand, begin their mating season towards the end of winter. Possums are not the same as opossums.
Possums have been hunted for their fur. They were originally introduced to New Zealand from Australia for the fur trade.
True possums, those that live in Australia and New Zealand, begin their mating season towards the end of winter. Possums are not the same as opossums.
Brushtail possums are a marsupial native to Australia. There are no native close relatives of the possum in New Zealand. Another introduced marsupial that is found in the wild in New Zealand is the wallaby but this is a very distant relative.
Brush tail possums live in hollow trees and logs. Unfortunately, they also like to inhabit the roof space in houses, and have been known to make themselves at home in fireplaces and even dog kennels.
Brushtail possums are found in Australia. They have also been introduced to New Zealand.
Not likely. True possums live in Australia (and have been introduced to New Zealand) while skunks live in North America. A possum is not the same as an opossum.
No. Possums eat vegetation, fruit, nectar and some varieties of possums eat insects. They cannot eat people, and will only ever bite in self-defence.N.B. True possums, which are found in Australia and surrounding islands of Oceania, are quite different to the North American opossum, which tends to be more of a scavenger.
Possums do not "love" one country more than another. However, they have thrived in New Zealand because there is a complete absence of natural predators in that country.
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