Hello possums: authorities race to protect new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW

A supplied image of a Leadbeater's possum being monitored by Zoos Victoria, Yellingbo Forest, Victoria. (AAP Image/Supplied by Zoos Victoria) Credit: SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

The Leadbeater's Possum can fit in the palm of your hand, and it has been presumed extinct twice. Now a new population has been discovered in New South Wales, and the race is on to protect it.

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