15 Jun
2010
15 Jun
'10
5:14 p.m.
On 15 Jun 2010 at 16:56, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
Possums' reputation for ferocity is actually
largely undeserved. We've
dealt with many wild possums and they are pretty much inoffensive,
even though they put up a huge show and bare lots of teeth which they
never use. Admittedly I come from a veterinary family, so we're used
to wild animals.
Until the local population imploded here a few years ago, we mostly
knew possums as springtime roadkill. We also used to see a fair
number of porcupines, but no more. About the same time, the raccoon
population dropped, but has since recovered.
--Chuck