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AgResearch - Crown Research Institute focused on the agriculture and biotechnology sectors.
Animal Health Board - Provides information on bovine tuberculosis and the role of possums in the spread of this disease.
Environment Risk Management Authority
Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua This comprehensive site gives plenty of information at a level that can be understood by the person in the street. There are other exciting links that can be accessed from here.
Check out these useful links to information on the Landcare Research website:
Possum poo gives clue to possum numbers
Online resources for teachers about possums
Possum information sheets and manuals
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Includes publications about the biological control of possums, recent projects and where control methods may go in the future.
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
New Zealand Government - Provides links to scientific research on possums from various government agencies.
NOVA Science in the News: Up-to-date information published by the Australian Academy of Science for senior secondary school teachers to use in class.
Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Possum Management in New Zealand - reports from the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

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Publications

C.M. King (Ed.), 2005: The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.

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