This is good news and likely means possum numbers are lower than before we started trapping in these areas last year – makes sense!
Some of the wax-tag lines detected possums during all times of the year while others have not detected possums in summer. This might mean that possums prefer to live in certain areas of the Town Belt in different seasons, perhaps because of shelter and what food is available.
In areas where we’ve had sustained possum presence, we might need to add more traps or change the type of trap we’re using. In locations with low catches and no wax-tag chews, we can decrease the number of traps or only set them at certain times of the year.
February 20, 2025
Have you ever waxed a possum? — City Sanctuary
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This is good news and likely means possum numbers are lower than before we started trapping in these areas last year – makes sense!
Some of the wax-tag lines detected possums during all times of the year while others have not detected possums in summer. This might mean that possums prefer to live in certain areas of the Town Belt in different seasons, perhaps because of shelter and what food is available.
In areas where we’ve had sustained possum presence, we might need to add more traps or change the type of trap we’re using. In locations with low catches and no wax-tag chews, we can decrease the number of traps or only set them at certain times of the year.