Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula lying dead on tarmac road South Island New Zealand

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Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula lying dead on tarmac road South Island New Zealand Possums are serious pests in New Zealand where they forage on native bush and serious attempts are made to destroy them Current estimates suggest that there may still be 80 million despite the high incidence of road deaths

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: South Island New Zealand
Photo credit: © Mark Boulton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: brushtail, casualty, dead, death, introduced, invader, invasive, island, nocturnal, pest, possum, road, south, traffic, vertical, zealand