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If friend-shaped, why not friend?
biodiversity, biosecurity, bird ecology, community conservation, community ecology, conservation, evolution, front page profile, invasive species, possums, Science, student blog, Threatened species, wildlife ecology, wildlife managementIt’s a fair question. If an animal looks soft, furry, and, let’s be honest, kind of adorable… why wouldn’t we treat it like a friend? Picture a common brush-tailed possum, fluffy and wide-eyed, or a spiky little hedgehog snuffling through the undergrowth, both undeniably friend-shaped. They don’t exactly look like villains. In fact, they look…
