
%0 Journal Article
%A Statham, M. 
%A Statham, H. L. 
%T Movements and Habits of Brushtail Possums (<emph type="2">Trichosurus vulpecula</emph> Kerr) in an Urban Area
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1997/12/11
%V 24
%N 6
%P 715-726
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR96092
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR96092 
%X Brushtail possums were studied in an urban area of Launceston, Tasmania, with 23 individuals being radio- tracked over a 12-month period. These animals used a total of 80 different day sites mainly in or under buildings. Convex-polygon home-range areas averaged 10&#183;9 ha for males and 2&#183;0 ha for females, with average nightly movements of 411 and 315 m, respectively. Births occurred in all months of the year, with a major peak between January and May and a smaller one between August and October. Nine of the 23 individuals were killed and another two injured on roads by cars. It was concluded that total-removal trapping of urban possum populations is not feasible. 
