New Zealand home cooks are frying up possum as meat prices soar, but food safety experts have warned it’s not a good idea. Possums are a protected species in Australia and it’s illegal to hunt them ...

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum ...

New Zealand's government announced Monday the country's goal to be predator free by 2050. “Rats, possums and stoats kill 25 million of our native birds every year, and prey on other native species ...

Aussies holidaying in New Zealand are often surprised feral brushtail possums appear bigger, darker, and fluffier than their native cousins back home. One of the largest on record was caught in the ...