A new home could save the mountain pygmy possum from global heating, scientists say

Fossil records suggest the species could be relocated from alpine areas to lowland rainforests

Researchers studying fossil records say they have come up with an innovative approach to try to save the mountain pygmy possum, an Australian species under serious threat due to global heating.

Scientists from the University of New South Wales have used a new paper to argue for the translocation of the species from its current habitat in the alpine regions of Victoria and New South Wales into lowland rainforests.