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    Possums are scavengers that were introduced to New Zealand from Australia in 1837 to establish a fur trade. They help control disease in their habitat by eating carrion, but also eat native birds and threaten over 30% of bird species with extinction. Advanced methods like thermal cameras have helped remove possums from some areas to protect endangered native wildlife.

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    Possums are scavengers that were introduced to New Zealand from Australia in 1837 to establish a fur trade. They help control disease in their habitat by eating carrion, but also eat native birds and threaten over 30% of bird species with extinction. Advanced methods like thermal cameras have helped remove possums from some areas to protect endangered native wildlife.

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    Possums are scavengers that were introduced to New Zealand from Australia in 1837 to establish a fur trade. They help control disease in their habitat by eating carrion, but also eat native birds and threaten over 30% of bird species with extinction. Advanced methods like thermal cameras have helped remove possums from some areas to protect endangered native wildlife.

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    Possums

    They are scavengers, making


    them very important in their They were first
    habitat. By eating carrion, the introduced to New
    risk of disease spreading in Zealand from Australia in
    the area is lowered. They also 1837 to establish a fur
    help in seed dispersal. trade.

    Successfully removed possums from


    Possums are known to scavenge, they 2000 hectares of south Westland by
    can cause a huge disruption to the using thermal cameras.
    native species, such as Tui. Possums Advanced methods were introduced
    climb onto nests and eat birds. Over such as DOC200 etc.
    30% of the avifauna remain at
    serious risk of extinction in NZ.

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