Kangaroo Island Research Station

Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires

Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A 1-millimeter difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help rare little pygmy-possums recover after bushfire, according to new research by Adelaide University, Kangaroo Island Research Station, and Kangaroo Island Dance School. Two species of pygmy-possum are found on Kangaroo Island: the common western pygmy-possum and the rare little pygmy-possum. The...