Exclusive: With only a handful of lowland Leadbeater’s possums left in Victorian forests, conservationists hope a bespoke sanctuary will help the acrobatic marsupials bounce back
With just 13 animals left, time was running out for the Leadbeater’s possums at Yellingbo conservation area.
The critically endangered forest sprites have exacting habitat needs. They prefer cool, wet and dark forest, with large old trees to nest in and a dense thicket of paperbarks and tea trees to dart and hide in.
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