Possum hunting |
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Title : | Possum hunting |
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Date of creation : | 1915 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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Description : |
W. B. Clark with a brace of possums. The Common Brushtail Possum was once widely hunted in Australia for its pelt but now is a protected species. It is the most familar of possums in Australia and often cohabits with humans. |
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Coverage year : | 1915 |
Further reading : | The common brushtail possum in South Australia: seminar proceedings, editors, J.B. Paton ... [et al.] Adelaide, S. Aust.: Fauna Management Coordinating Committee, 1997 Kerle, J. Anne Possums: the brushtails, ringtails and greater glider: illustrations by Veronica Saunders Sydney: UNSW Press, 2001 Dickman, C. R. A fragile balance : the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials, Chicago, Illinois. : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Internet links : | Animals in the Wild : Department for Environment and Heritage website |