Meet the endangered mountain pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus), one of NSW's most adorable and unique threatened species. First discovered as a fossil and thought to be extinct for 70 years, these special little marsupials remain under threat due to climate change, habitat loss and predation. Thankfully, the #SavingOurSpecies program is working to secure the future of the mountain pygmy-possum and over 1000 more of NSW's threatened plants, animals and ecological communities. Keep up to date with wh

A threatened Western Pygmy Possum, captured during a recent survey at Mallee Cliffs National Park, where AWC and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service staff carried out more than 11,000 trap nights to collect baseline data on ecological health before the return of regionally extinct mammals such as the Bilby. | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

63K views · 1.9K reactions | Releasing a rescued Western Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus concinnus) in Mallee NSW, AUSTRALIA. #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #cute #nature #animalsofinstagram #fauna #love #iphone15promax #australiagram #australia #nsw #possums #reelsinstagram #reels #pygmypossum | Mick Fullerton Wildlife | Facebook