The #MountainPygmyPossum was first known only through the fossil record: some skull & jaw bones were found in 1895. Scientists believed the species must be extinct until 1966 when a living mountain pygmy possum was found. That’s a pretty secretive life!

School Kids Help Ensure Mountain Pygmy Possum Population Bounces Back in Australian Alps As other endangered Australian wildlife, the mountain pygmy possum has recovered to its pre-wildfire population in the Snowy Mountains. While conservationists are to be applauded for the turn around, they maybe aren’t the experts you’d expect to be managing such a delicate species, but rather groups of students from the local schools. Home for this […] The post School Kids Help Ensure Mountain Pygmy Possum Population Bounces Back in Australian Alps appeared first on Good News Network.

School Kids Help Ensure Mountain Pygmy Possum Population Bounces Back in Australian Alps: As other endangered Australian wildlife, the mountain pygmy possum has recovered to its… @goodnewsnetwork.org #MountainPygmyPossum #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeProtection #AustralianAlps