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Flushed with success at Buller  -  Sep 18, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldBut the most emotive environmental policy is the recovery plan to save the endangered mountain pygmy possum, whose habitat has been seriously reduced by the ...

Latest related coverage  -  Aug 26, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldThe mouse-sized mountain pygmy possum, which lives only in frosty alpine ... The already endangered mountain pygmy possum is causing greatest concern. ...

Cloud-seeding 'a possum threat'  -  May 15, 2008
NEWS.com.au - news.com.au..."Snow-dependant animals like the mountain pygmy possum could freeze to death when ... The mountain pygmy possum population had been reduced to a couple of ...

Q: What does James Packer have in common with this possum? A: They …  -  Jun 1, 2008
The AgeTHEY'VE survived against the odds for up to 20000 years, but Victoria's dwindling mountain pygmy possum population may be about to meet its greatest threat: ...

Pygmy possums studied as their world warms up  -  Dec 2, 2009
The AustralianIT'S late October and Linda Broome plans to step up monitoring Kosciuszko National Park's mountain pygmy possum, which teeters on the edge of extinction. ...

Article: Vic: Mount Hotham ski village threatens rare possum: WWF -...  -  Jul 19, 2006
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchThe mountain pygmy possum was thought extinct until it rediscovered in 1966 at the University Ski Club at Mount Higginbotham, in Victoria's high country. ...

Snowy Mountain fires leave little natives on the brink  -  Mar 27, 2005
Sydney Morning HeraldThe tiny mountain pygmy possum lives in the Snowy Mountains of NSW and Victoria. In the bushfire, 75 to 80 per cent of its Mount Blue Cow habitat was ...

Mountain Pygmy-possums - effect of ski fields on genetic diversity  -  Oct 27, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineTim Flanney has suggested the Mountain Pygmy-possum will be one of the first species to be lost due to climate change. This may be a longer-term effect. ...

Ski lodges threaten rare possum  -  Oct 30, 2007
ScienceAlertThe endangered mountain pygmy possum has been found to be threatened by ski resort development at Mt Buller and not necessarily bushfires or climate change ...

The World Today - Pygmy possum faces extinction due to climate change  -  Feb 13, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineBILL BIRTLES: High above sea level, the mountain pygmy possum has thrived in Australia's snowfields for thousands of years. It hibernates in winter, ...

Baby, it's cold outside — but not cold enough for this endangered...  -  Jun 25, 2007
The AgeNumbers of the mountain pygmy possum, Australia's only native hibernating ... The nationally endangered mountain pygmy possum could be left high and dry by ...

We can all fight the threat to our rare species  -  Jan 15, 2007
The AgeOne — the mountain pygmy possum — was discovered as a living creature only ... Despite its perilous condition, the mountain pygmy possum is only the third ...

Kosciuszko National Park threatened by climate change  -  Apr 8, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesAlthough Broome is the world's leading expert on the mountain pygmy possum, she isn't able to work full-time on the species. Not surprisingly, there are ...

FED: Garrett announces Alps to go on National Heritage List | Article...  -  Nov 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchOne animal in particular danger was the mountain pygmy possum, found only in the Australian alps and for years in competition with skiers for its prime ...

NSW: Possum in destructive museum rampage | Article from AAP General …  -  Nov 2, 2007
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer to ... AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... firefighters were ...

Plum Pine planting to save Pygmy Possum  -  Apr 7, 2005
Border Mail - The Border MailPerisher the work continued on Thursday to save the endangered Mountain Pygmy Possum with the planting of four hundred Mountain Plum Pine seedlings. ...

NSW: Possum in destructive museum rampage | Article from AAP General …  -  Nov 2, 2007
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer to ... AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... firefighters were ...

Article: Possum threat to Mt Hotham project. - Australasian Business ...  -  Sep 13, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchThe Association argues that the project poses a risk to the survival of the mountain pygmy possum. According to the Department of Sustainability ...

Australia Wide on ABC2  -  May 7, 2006
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineMATTHEW STANLEY: Of most concern to conservationists is the mountain pygmy possum, an endangered species native to the Alps and already under pressure from ...

All ours ... and they're almost gone  -  Oct 7, 2008
NEWS.com.au - news.com.auDYING OUT Critically endangered Woylie or brush-tailed bettong Mountain pygmy possum Christmas Island shrew (may be extinct) Northern hairy-nosed wombat ...

Australia's Barrier Reef harmed by climate change  -  Aug 17, 2009
Economic Times...the population of the mountain pygmy possum is vulnerable to drought and new predators as its snow cover melts away earlier in the year; and eucalyptus ...

Rare Animals Brought To The Limelight .Program Hopes Awareness Will …  -  Jan 15, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News Archive...isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the fingersized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Wake up - this is serious  -  Feb 12, 2005
The AgeThe mountain pygmy possum, which lives in Victoria's alps, would be extinct with a 1.5-degree warming, because it has nowhere to go at the top of a mountain ...

Flannery issues Aussie wildlife appeal  -  Oct 8, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald..."And after that it will be the mountain pygmy possum and after that something else...I can see it just happening with people just unwilling to jump in and ...

Tourist claims to have snapped Tasmanian tiger  -  Mar 1, 2005
Sydney Morning HeraldThe mountain pygmy possum was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1966. By 1992, two geographically isolated populations had been found in ...

No place to go  -  Dec 3, 2009
The GuardianWhile rabbits are unlikely to be threatened, species at risk include the rare Gelada baboon in Ethiopia, the mountain pygmy possum of Australia, ...

Too hot to handle: climate of change endangering 1683 natives  -  Sep 7, 2006
Sydney Morning HeraldAt the other end of the country, a massive loss of snow cover in the Victorian alps could lead to the extinction of the mountain pygmy possum and alpine ...

BIODIVERSITY: Invasive Species Multiply in US Waterways  -  Jan 5, 2010
Inter Press ServiceThis means foxes are preying on other species, such as the endangered mountain pygmy possum, which also rely on the moths for food and are now forced to ...

BIODIVERSITY: Invasive Species Multiply in US Waterways  -  Jan 23, 2010
Reuters AlertNetThis means foxes are preying on other species, such as the endangered mountain pygmy possum, which also rely on the moths for food and are now forced to ...

An Autumn adventure  -  Apr 30, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldThe park covers nearly 675000 hectares and is home to nine wilderness areas, endangered animals like the mountain pygmy possum, more than 200 species of ...

Chicksands, Bedfordshire: spy school where an IRA mole was debriefed  -  Feb 27, 2005
Times OnlineMOUNTAIN PYGMY POSSUM: Another marsupial, this was considered extinct for 20000 years until Dr Kenneth Shortman caught one in his kitchen in southeast ...

Ski village threat to rare possum  -  Jul 19, 2006
The AgeWWF Australia's Victorian endangered species network coordinator, Julie Kirkwood, said the proposal could severely affect the mountain pygmy possum. ...

Extinction crisis among Australian marsupials  -  Feb 16, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukBy Barbie Dutter. Their furry features are perhaps not as pleasing as those of their koala and kangaroo cousins, and they are unlikely to adorn a postcard ...

Celebrating the centenary of Australia's rooftop playground  -  Dec 5, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald...the Snowy River, historic huts, six wilderness areas, unique alpine meadows and rare animals such as the mountain pygmy possum and corroboree frog. ...

Guide to Perisher Valley in NSW  -  Nov 19, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald...burnt by bushfires) and where the alpine water skink and the rare mountain pygmy possum have their home. NPWS have produced a free brochure on the area. ...

British Move to Protect Rare Mammals  -  Jan 16, 2007
Washington PostLONDON -- It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Guide to Mount Hotham in VIC  -  Nov 26, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldThe Mountain Pygmy Possum, thought to have been extinct until its rediscovery in 1966, inhabits the area. This nocturnal animal is unique among marsupials ...

A tiny leadbetter's possum. Picture: Jay Town Source: Herald Sun  -  Sep 7, 2007
Herald SunThe mountain pygmy possum, orange-bellied parrot and red-tailed black cockatoo also feature on a list of 75 animals whose status ranges from vulnerable to ...

Perisher Valley  -  Nov 13, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald...burnt by bushfires) and where the alpine water skink and the rare mountain pygmy possum have their home. NPWS have produced a free brochure on the area. ...

Tree planting aims to save threatened possum  -  Mar 18, 2005
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is mounting a high altitude rescue mission for an endangered species in the state's Snowy Mountains. ...

Blizzard of protest over $500m Hotham plan  -  Sep 3, 2006
The AgeA $500 MILLION development on Mount Hotham is under threat. Opponents say it will ruin the village and wreck the habitat of an endangered possum. ...

Guide to Mount Kosciuszko in NSW  -  Nov 25, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald...incorporates six wilderness areas covering about 300000 hectares with unique plant species and also the rare corroboree frog and mountain pygmy possum. ...

In Conversation - 22 November 2007 - Lesley Hughes  -  Nov 22, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineRobyn Williams: Yes, I notice there has been some argument, for instance in The Science Show we broadcast matters about the mountain pygmy possum as to ...

Vic: Injured skier awaits rescue on Mount Bogong | Article from AAP …  -  Aug 13, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer to extinction AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... and Victoria. ...

Animals 'probably won't make it'  -  Dec 13, 2006
The AgeThey hold fears for several species in the alpine area, including the endangered mountain pygmy possum and the rare powerful owl. ...

Vic: Injured skier awaits rescue on Mount Bogong | Article from AAP …  -  Aug 14, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer to extinction AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... and Victoria. ...

Australia's alps a yodel away from heritage listing  -  Nov 7, 2008
Brisbane TimesMr Garrett said the alps were home to significant Australian species such as snow gums and the mountain pygmy possum. ...

Vic: Police to reach injured skier at Mount Bogong | Article from AAP...  -  Aug 14, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer to extinction AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... and Victoria. ...

Gliders learn the ropes to cross road  -  Jun 23, 2007
The Age...the Atherton Tableland, in Queensland. In Victoria, the endangered mountain pygmy possum can cross the Great Alpine Road near Mount Hotham through a tunnel.

'Kill all wild horses in Australian national park'  -  Jan 16, 2008
Inquirer.netIt contains the only alpine lake in mainland Australia, as well as plant species found nowhere else in the world and the rare mountain pygmy possum and ...

Early spring rocks animals - Kosciuszko species feel the heat.  -  Oct 26, 2005
Free with registration - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com...this year ''was all over the place'' and there were fears that spring wildlife surveys might show a further decline in mountain pygmy possum numbers. ...

Nature snowed under  -  Aug 4, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldThe crowds have raised fears for the delicate alpine environment and resident animals, such as the highly endangered mountain pygmy possum. ...

Guide to Mount Beauty in VIC  -  Nov 13, 2008
The AgeThere are also some important animal species including mountain pygmy possum, broad-toothed rat and alpine water skink.

NSW Govt to reveal native species protection plan  -  Oct 20, 2007
ABC Online - ABC OnlineSome animals will be harder hit, like the mountain pygmy possum, which will no longer have the freezing alpine environment it needs to survive. ...

Radio National - About Counterpoint  -  Feb 6, 2005
abc.net.auThe corroboree frog and mountain pygmy possum are just two examples of species whose long term conservation is almost entirely dependant on human ...

Vic: Rare and tiny possum threatened by ski village plan: WWF |...  -  Jul 19, 2006
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...the proposal could severely affect the mountain pygmy possum. Less than 2000 of the tiny, mouse-sized possums exist in the wild. The largest and ...

Native animal deaths at sanctuary  -  Jan 21, 2008
The Age...platypus enclosure and had expanded its commitment to protecting endangered animals such as the helmeted honeyeater and mountain pygmy possum.

What scat is that? - ABC Goulburn Murray (Australian Broadcasting …  -  Mar 29, 2005
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."Recent incidents include Mount Buller in 1996, where the endangered mountain pygmy possum was first discovered through a predator scat." ...

Article: Resort approval stirs the possum. - Australasian Business …  -  Oct 19, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchThere have been environmental concerns about the development, mainly related to the endangered mountain pygmy possum. Publication Date: 20 October 2006 ...

Australian Alps Awarded National Heritage Status  -  Nov 10, 2008
Environment News Service..."The Alps are home to the snow gum and unique alpine species like the mountain pygmy possum, as well as in the summer months providing spectacular arrays of ...

Worried about climate, Sydney switches off  -  Feb 27, 2007
Daily News & AnalysisClimate change is also threatening unique animal and plant species in Australia including the brush-tailed rock wallaby, the mountain pygmy possum, ...

Australia: A natural high - trekking in the Snowy Mountains  -  Jun 9, 2008
New Zealand HeraldThe park covers nearly 675000 ha and is home to nine wilderness areas, endangered animals like the mountain pygmy possum, more than 200 species of birds and ...

Moths on the menu for Aussies  -  Oct 14, 2007
TVNZOne of these is the endangered mountain pygmy possum that lives in the high plains of the alps that relies on the moths coming in to start it's own breeding ...

Farmers urged to help save native animals and plants  -  Apr 23, 2007
The AgeSpecies most under threat included the mountain pygmy possum, orange-bellied parrot, helmeted honeyeater and broad-shelled tortoise. ...

Prospects dim for state's threatened species  -  Mar 10, 2007
The Age...such as the helmeted honeyeater, brush-tailed rock wallaby, mountain pygmy possum, orange-bellied parrot and eastern-barred bandicoot, he said. ...

European skiing on your doorstep  -  Jul 2, 2008
The AustralianIt is at the top of the Kosciuszko National Park and, along with the few year-round residents, it is home to the mountain pygmy possum. ...

Danielle Clode  -  Nov 30, 2006
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineDanielle Clode: Well, the famous example is the mountain pygmy possum and the Leadbetter's possum. The Leadbetter's possum was only known from a couple of ...

Article: Falling numbers raise fears for possums with altitude. - …  -  Nov 21, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchNov 21, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Mountain pygmy possum numbers on Mount Bullerin Victoria seem to be declining at an. alarming rate. ...

Protection for 'Mona Lisas' of animal kingdom | Article from The...  -  Jan 17, 2007
Pay-Per-View - The Record - HighBeam ResearchLONDON — It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

ABC Message Board - Q&A - Messages  -  Sep 12, 2008
abc.net.auCloser to home - what will happen to the Mountain pygmy possum ? They are already in limited numbers on Australia's highest snow peaks. ...

Ten reasons why the  -  Jul 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow Jones3) It has two of Australia's most endangered animals - the tiny mountain pygmy possum and. the strikingly-marked yellow and black southern corroboree frog. ...

World's Rarest Mammals Get Protector .A Baby .Zoological Society . …  -  Jan 17, 2007
Eugene Register-Guard - Google News ArchiveLONDON It isn't often-- that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: Resort possums fear. - Australasian Business Intelligence | ...  -  Oct 19, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchThey say the Bale resort poses a threat to the endangered mountain pygmy possum. Planning Minister Rob Hulls rejects this, saying the resort will not be in ...

Australia's marvellous marsupials  -  Feb 5, 2008
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThey feature prominently in Aboriginal art and culture, and they serve as powerful symbols in the affairs of new Australians too. ...

Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online Forum  -  Apr 3, 2007
abc.net.auNumbers of the mountain pygmy possum have been reduced to as few as 100 in parts of the mountains and their future was threatened further when stocks of the ...

New plantings boost habitat of endangered possums  -  Mar 4, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineNumbers of the mountain pygmy possum have been reduced to as few as 100 in parts of the mountains and their future was threatened further when stocks of the ...

Plants and Animals  -  May 15, 2008
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineGlen has the Goulburn Murray backyard covered as he discusses subject ranging from the endangered tree frog and mountain pygmy possum to the environmental ...

G-TV | G-Online, the best of green  -  Sep 12, 2008
G-OnlineLinda Broome, PhD, and Bec Gibson talk about Australia's only hibernating animal - the mountain pygmy possum. Look for the January/February issue of G ...

Bogong High Plains added to climate change models  -  Apr 4, 2007
ScienceAlert...the effects of rising temperatures on cold climate plants and soils - and some animal species, including the endangered mountain pygmy possum. ...

Study of climate sceptics  -  Jul 14, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineIan Enting: Yes, but if you're a mountain pygmy possum, probably one degree has you in trouble. Robyn Williams: Let me get to some specifics in what you've ...

Aftermath of road kill  -  May 23, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineA working example of this is in North East Victoria with the "tunnel of love" for the Mountain Pygmy Possum in the High Plains. ...

Your ecological footprint  -  Jun 12, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe endangered Mountain Pygmy possum and other threatened Alpine plants and animals face a bleak future if we do not urgently take action to reduce ...

to protect 100 of rarest  -  Jan 22, 2007
Tri City Herald - Google News ArchiveLONDON — It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the slender loris and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

FED: Snapshot of bushfires across Australia | Article from AAP...  -  Feb 8, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer ... AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... heath may be depleted by ...

Handle with care THE ENVIRONMENT  -  Aug 28, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow Jones...at the memory of arriving to find eucalypt forests, alpine ski resorts and a huge conservation effort underway to save a tiny mountain pygmy possum. ...

FED: 76 dead in Vic, as more than 100 fires burn across Aust |...  -  Feb 8, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vic: Fires could push mountain pygmy possum closer ... AAP General News (Australia); January 28, 2003 ; 507 words ... ... heath may be depleted by ...

Qld: Museum probes blue whale | Article from AAP General News ( …  -  Oct 20, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWe look forward to critical habitat listings ... threatened species including the Blue Whale, six species of marine turtle, the Mountain Pygmy possum, ...

FED: Australian Alps, Adelaide granted National heritage status |...  -  Nov 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchOne animal in particular danger was the mountain pygmy possum, found only in the Australian alps and for years in competition with skiers for its prime ...

Vic: Victoria scores poor environmental report card | Article from...  -  Dec 4, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Victoria scores poor environmental report card ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 12-04-2008 Vic: Victoria ...

Article: Qld: Museum probes blue whale - AAP General News (Australia)...  -  Oct 20, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWe look forward to critical habitat listings ... threatened species including the Blue Whale, six species of marine turtle, the Mountain Pygmy possum, ...

Zoological Group Protecting Rare Animals | Article from AP Online | …  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: British Move to Protect Rare Mammals - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

British Move to Protect Rare Mammals | Article from AP Online | …  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: British Move to Protect Rare Mammals - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Jan 17, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: Vic: Street party heralds opening of ski season - AAP...  -  Jun 9, 2007
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Street party heralds opening of ski season ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 06-09-2007 Vic: Street party ...

Article: British Move to Protect Rare Mammals - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: Fed: Australian Alps, Adelaide granted National heritage...  -  Nov 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchOne animal in particular danger was the mountain pygmy possum, found only in the Australian alps and for years in competition with skiers for its prime ...

Article: Zoological Group Protecting Rare Animals - AP Online | …  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Article: British Move to Protect Rare Mammals - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight. ...

Taronga Zoological Park  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe zoo has had success breeding the extremely rare mountain pygmy possum, the koala, the brush-tailed bettong, and the parma wallaby. ...

Cryptozoology and reappearing species: Ten formerly 'extinct' animals  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe Mountain Pygmy Possum. Australia's only hibernating marsupial, this little animal was only known from fossils until its discovery in 1966.

Australia acts to save 'Alps' from climate change  -  Nov 9, 2008
Independent,The region is home to rare flora and fauna, such as the snow gum and mountain pygmy possum, and is carpeted with wildflowers in summer.

Australian Alps Awarded National Heritage Status  -  Nov 10, 2008
Environment News Service..."The Alps are home to the snow gum and unique alpine species like the mountain pygmy possum, as well as in the summer months providing spectacular arrays of

Australian Alps heritage listed  -  Nov 6, 2008
Cosmos,SYDNEY: The Australian Alps, home to rare species such as the snow gum and the mountain pygmy possum, were today added to the National Heritage List

Extinction crisis among Australian marsupials  -  Feb 16, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...unfolding in their back yard before species such as the northern hairy-nosed wombat, mountain pygmy-possum and Gilbert’s potoroo are wiped out for good.

NSW Govt to reveal native species protection plan  -  Oct 19, 2007
ABC Online,Some animals will be harder hit, like the mountain pygmy possum, which will no longer have the freezing alpine environment it needs to survive.

Moths on the menu for Aussies  -  Oct 14, 2007
TVNZ,One of these is the endangered mountain pygmy possum that lives in the high plains of the alps that relies on the moths coming in to start it's own breeding

Nature snowed under  -  Aug 4, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The crowds have raised fears for the delicate alpine environment and resident animals, such as the highly endangered mountain pygmy possum.



Too hot to handle: climate of change endangering 1683 natives  Sep 6, 2006
At the other end of the country, a massive loss of snow cover in the Victorian alps could lead to the extinction of the mountain pygmy possum and alpine skinks ... - Sydney Morning Herald, [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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