Possum Report by Hannah.

Did you know that possums are nocturnal animals? This means they sleep during the day and hunt for food at night. Also these fluffy critters are marsupials so when their young ones are born, the baby gets towed around in a pouch to protect them from any danger. If they have to evacuate the nest, the adults can move the cub easily.

These fluffy mammals have bright fluro orange eyes by day and fiery red eyes at night. All of these furry creatures have big long bushy tails, so when they are climbing HUGE tall trees and they feel unbalanced they can regrip and move on.

Now when ever you stay up late at night and see the vegetable killers, they are usually roaming around gardens to gather food for the family or climbing trees to play around. But finding them in the light is a whole different story. You see, because they sleep during the day, this means they hide away and come out at night. But really the only way to be able to see them during the day is if they are ROAD KILL!!

But do you know what these balls of fluff really do? Well it is quite easy to explain. During the night, Possums wake up as soon as the sky goes black and if they are near cattle they might carry diseases to them, but f they are near a forest they might eat eggs and exterminate some of the native birds.

In conclusion I don’t think these pests should be in New Zealand. I say take them back to the country they came from. There is no use whatsoever for them to be here.

By Hannah A2.