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Mountain pygmy-possums are genuinely
adorable and survive in some of Australia’s
most frigid environments. For a marsupial
once thought extinct, they are remarkably
abundant in this boulderfield area of the
Australian Alps. Regardless, when we first
filmed them in the wild, it took special effort.
One evening, we attempted something we One evening, we attempted something we
had never tried before: tempting them with
walnuts and peanut butter – a tried and
tested formula Linda uses to harmlessly
lure her research subjects into traps
so they can be tagged and later released.
TTo our joy, it worked. We tried again the
next night, with Linda sitting motionless
in the background. Five minutes latein the background. Five minutes later,
before the sun even set, a cheeky possum
was scrabbling in Linda’s pocket for the
walnuts. Another grabbed a stick smeared
with peanut butter and took off, eventually
returning to become the star of the show
in front of our carefully placed camera.
Simon Mustoe, Film-maker Simon Mustoe, Film-maker
& founder of WildiariesHIGH-ALTITUDE
ADVENTURE
Visit the Wildlife Australia
Facebook page to watch the Wildiaries video
of mountain pygmy-possum researcher Linda Broome, and see what
you’ll be doing when you join us in the Alps this spring.T I D S # 9 6 8 5 4 1 9 ( I ATA )24, 25, 26 November 2017
departs Canberra, limited to 6–8 guests
*Twin share per person. Minimum numbers applyWildiaries, in conjunction with
Wildlife Queensland, presents a rare
and remarkable chance for you to
get up-close with one of Australia’s
most enigmatic animals.
Meet wild mountain pygmy
-possums, in the company of -possums, in the company of
leading alpine mammal
researcher Linda Broome.