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When possums drop in, literally, and make themselves at home (www.theage.com.au)

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[–] cuavas@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

There was a restaurant in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne serving possum caught in Tasmania. I can’t remember the name of it. There was also one in Stawell. Before European settlement, possums were widely hunted for meat and fur in Victoria.