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Possum damage

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Possum damage

Possums have damaged the upper canopy of these forest trees on the slopes of Mt Karioi, south of Raglan, seen in 1993.

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Janet Wilmshurst, Human effects on the environment – Impact on animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12555/possum-damage (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Janet Wilmshurst, published 2 March 2009.