There were no known sightings of this critically endangered animal outside Victoria. Now it’s in NSW

Critically endangered Leadbeater's Possums released for new breeding program

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Critically endangered possum found in second state

Ecologists have discovered a "needle in a haystack", finding a rare possum in a national park in a...

There were no known sightings of this critically endangered animal outside Victoria. Now it’s in NSW

Hello, possum! Thought to be extinct in NSW, a Leadbeater’s possum has been discovered in Kosciuszko National Park.

Possible subspecies of endangered Leadbeater's possum found in NSW

Possible subspecies of endangered Leadbeater's possum found in New South Wales. Forest ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer says the shock discovery of critically endangered Leadbeater's possum is likely a new subspecies. (Australia)(Incidentally, this is my 1000th post on Metafilter.)