Brought from Australia in the 1800s, New Zealand's brushtail possum found no predators, now the country wages an all-out extermination war to save its farms and forests

During the second half of the 19th century, the Australian brushtail possum was introduced to New Zealand with the ambition of creating a thriving fur industry. According to Te Ara- The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, possums were released at multiple locations from 1837, where they rapidly adapted to their new environment.

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