Phalangeridae (family)

Brushtail Possums at Hackett, ACT

Phalangeridae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Sep 2023
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Phalangeridae (family) 3 Oct 2023 DonFletcher
Pseudocheirus peregrinus 3 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Phalangeridae (family) 3 Sep 2023 waltraud

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Possum box. I noticed a number of times people with a ladder transferring possums into the Mt Majura nature reserve - east of north Watson / The Fair walking along Clancy's track and east of Hackett close to twin dams - certainly more than 50 m from a nature park entry. At one occasion they had a bag with either trap or a box; they said it is a box with a possum inside which they want to fix on a tree; at another occasion they said they have a license to release possums in the reserve. Mt Majura has a lot of possums and I doubt the transferred possums will survive. Can anyone point out the legal situation? does a person or an organization hold a license to transfer possums > 100m deep into a nature reserve? and if so, who issues the license?

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DonFletcher wrote:
   3 Sep 2023
Hi Waltraud ACT Nature Conservation Act (2014) makes it an offence to release an animal in a reserve without a licence. Licences are issued by the Licencing Unit in PCS. I suspect the issued licences are publicly available but not sure. I will check.
waltraud wrote:
   3 Sep 2023
thanks Don. I appreciate any info on that matter. Best Waltraud

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