A household rodent treatment that is readily available in supermarkets has been linked to the sad death of a female possum, leaving her joey an orphan.
Wildcare Australia, a not-for-profit wildlife careers organisation in South-East Queensland, responded to a call out for a brushtail possum and her joey sitting in the the middle of a garden bed during the day.
The uncommon sight of a nocturnal animal sitting in broad daylight raised a red flag for the carers.
While the mother possum was…
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