Article
The possum or the timber industry
Publisher
State and territory governments
Extinction (Biology)
Forests
Deforestation
Conservation
Australia
Victoria
Description
Victoria's state emblem, the Leadbeater's possum, is one of the most critically endangered animals in Australia. Fire and logging have decimated its habitat, causing Leadbeater's numbers to plummet. A fierce and secretive political debate is now raging over whether the possum and the industry can both survive, or if one has to go. Rachel Carbonell has been on the trail of the possum and the people with the power to save it.
Publication Details
Copyright:
2014 ABC
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 Aug 2015
