RING-TAILED POSSUMS
They are about the size of a cat, and live exclusively in trees where they make a nest or drey to sleep in during the day. Several possums may share the same nest.
Baby ringtails are born as tiny naked foetuses and will spend time in the mother’s pouch until they are old enough to travel on her back. Unlike other possums, male ring-tailed possums will spend time taking care of their young.
Ring-tailed possums have adapted to urban living and can be found in most towns and cities.
Their main predator is cats, but in the woodlands, they are also prey to foxes.
Save Our Woodlands is an environmentally conscious group of volunteers dedicated to preserving threatened birds, animals and ecosystems in the woodlands of New South Wales, Australia.
Only 15% of our woodlands remain, the rest has been cleared for agriculture.
Save Our Woodlands Inc. secures and protects woodlands in NSW and pays landholders, in perpetuity, to conserve, enhance and re-establish native woodlands on THEIR land, and to manage these woodlands, so they are maintained.
BUT we need YOUR help. Together we can bring about change. Please consider donating.
People tend to think that woodlands are “just bush,” consequently, over 85% of the native woodlands in New South Wales, Australia have been replaced by agriculture.
Donate $10 per month & help protect critical habitats. By doing so YOU will prevent further species from extinction.
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