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Operation Possum

Click here for information about the book: The Possum-Tail Tree We've released a book on Operation Possum. It includes:

  • Stories submitted by participants in the online survey (over 2,300 people submitted surveys)
  • Findings of the survey - with a particular focus on the management of possums
  • Cartoons of possums (and people) by Ross Bateup
  • An introduction to Citizen Science
  • Information about possums

To find out more, or to buy the book, click here
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A brush tail possum in the rafters of a building

Operation Possum was a large-scale community based study of possums in South Australia. This Citizen Science study was conducted in conjunction with 891 ABC Adelaide radio between the 20th of August and the 20th of November, 2008. It followed the highly successful Operation Bluetongue that was run in 2007.

All South Australians were invited to participate in this research via an online survey. People also participated by sending in stories, pictures and photos. A broad range of educational materials were developed for Operation Possum, and schools wrote reports on their findings.

An Interim Report on the findings of Operation Possum is now available:

Click here to download the Operation Possum Interim Report (640kb pdf document)

For information about possums and how they interact with people, visit the Operation Possum webpages:

Click here to go to 891 ABC Adelaide's Operation Possum web-pages.

Click here for more information about Citizen Science projects at the Barbara Hardy Centre

For more information about any of our Citizen Science projects, please contact Philip Roetman.

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