After decades in the making, the plan to breed mountain pygmy-possums and reintroduce them into lowland rainforests has begun.
Why the race to rescue the Mountain Pygmy-possum from extinction has spurred conservationists at home and abroad into action.
The critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum could have its survival chances boosted if scientists succeed in moving the tiny animal from its alpine habitat to a warmer, lowland forest environment, a UNSW Sydney study suggests.
