... Fauna

 

Dead or alive

More than 80 millions opossum eat each night OVER 2500 tons of tender leaves of the native flora, eggs and chicks of the vulnerable native bird life. Originally introduced for its fur, it has since become a pest, threatening New Zealand's endangered native species.

In most places it would be a nice furry animal, but over here it is a dangerous pest to eradicate!

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