This elusive possum was thought to be extinct outside Victoria. Now ecologists have made an ‘amazing’ discovery

Leadbeater's possum spotted in NSW at Kosciuszko national park, at least 250km away from the nearest sighting in Victoria

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A critically endangered possum species thought to be isolated to Victoria has been found in a New South Wales alpine national park.

Previously thought to be extinct in the state, a leadbeater's possum has been found in Kosciuszko national park, at least 250km away from the nearest sighting in Victoria.

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