Critically endangered mountain pygmy possums successfully bred By Talker News Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pygmy possum being inspected. (Jo Howell / Zoos Victoria via SWNS) By Dean MurrayA dozen critically endangered mountain pygmy possums have been successfully bred at an Australian sanctuary. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]K@@]@C8]2F^962=6DG:==6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmw62=6DG:==6 $2?4EF2CJk^2m :? ':4E@C:2 92D H6=4@>65 E96 4C:EE6CD[ H9@D6 ?F>36CD 92G6 D:8?:7:42?E=J 564=:?65 H:E9 76H6C E92? a[___ =67E :? E96 H:=5]k^AmkAm%9C66 >@E96CD 92G6 6249 AC@5F465 =:EE6CD @7 7@FC @77DAC:?8 :? E96 3C665:?8 AC@8C2>[ E96 >2I:>F> ?F>36C @7 J@F?8 7@C E96 DA64:6D]k^Am A pygmy possum being weighed. (Jo Howell / Zoos Victoria via SWNS) By Talker kAm%96 ;@6JD H6C6 3@C? =2DE ~4E@36C 2?5 H6C6 42CC:65 :? E96 A@F49 7@C 7@FC H66<D 367@C6 E96J H6C6 @=5 6?@F89 E@ 36 =67E :? E96:C ?6DE 3@I6D]k^Am More from this section Trump ally faces knife-edge vote to lead US homeland security +6 Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets Kenya, Uganda open rail extension burdened by Chinese debt kAm(9:=6 E96J 364@>6 7F==J :?56A6?56?E 2E 2AAC@I:>2E6=J E9C66 >@?E9D @=5[ @?=J ?@H 92G6 K@@<66A6CD 925 E96:C 7:CDE 8=:>AD6 @7 E96 A@DDF>D :? A6CD@? 5FC:?8 E96:C 7:CDE G6E 4964<D 2E E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]K@@]@C8]2F^962=6DG:==6^H92ED\@?^2?:>2=\6IA6C:6?46D^2H94\E@FC^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm$2?4EF2CJ’D pFDEC2=:2? (:=5=:76 w62=E9 r6?EC6k^2m 27E6C H2E49:?8 E96:C 6G6CJ >@G6 @? rr%']k^AmkAmxE :D F?56CDE@@5 76H6C E92? a[___ |@F?E2:? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^`_^ab^K@@\3:5D\72C6H6==\E@\36=@G65\AJ8>J\9:AA@\9288:D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm!J8>Jk^2m\A@DDF>D C6>2:? :? E96 H:=5[ D@ 6G6CJ D:?8=6 @?6 @7 E96> :D G2=F23=6]k^Am (Jo Howell / Zoos Victoria via SWNS) By Talker kAmw62=6DG:==6 $2?4EF2CJ’D %9C62E6?65 $A64:6D r@@C5:?2E@C }:4@=6 q@JD D2:5 E96 ;@6JD =@@< =:<6 E:?J G6CD:@?D @7 E96 25F=ED] “%96 36DE H2J E@ :56?E:7J E96> :D 3J E96:C 3:8 9625D 2?5 >F49 =:EE=6C 3@5:6D]”k^AmkAmQ%96D6 =:EE=6 ;@6JD H:== C6>2:? 96C6 :? @FC 3C665:?8 AC@8C2>>6[ 2?5 9@A67F==J[ :? E96 4@>:?8 J62CD E96J H:== 8@ @? E@ 3C665[ D92C:?8 E96:C 86?6D]Qk^AmkAm%96 DA64:6D :D 4C:E:42==J 6?52?86C65 3642FD6 E96:C 2=A:?6 923:E2E :D D9C:?<:?8 5F6 E@ 4=:>2E6 492?86[ E96:C <6J 7@@5 D@FC46 E96 q@8@?8 |@E9 92D D:8?:7:42?E=J 564=:?65 :? C646?E J62CD[ 2?5 E96J 7246 923:E2E 7C28>6?E2E:@? 2?5 AC652E:@? 7C@> 42ED 2?5 7@I6D]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Dean Murray Recommended for you Most Popular 4 Dadeville residents arrested for drug trafficking Tallassee man arrested for sexual abuse Jackson’s Gap man arrested for trafficking meth Storm damage closes portion of Holtville Road A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE Child rapist sentenced to 50 years in plea deal Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 74° 74° / 51° 12 PM 76° 1 PM 79° 2 PM 81° 3 PM 81° 4 PM 82°
