White possum in Oz may be first casualty

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	White possum in Oz may be first casualty

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7-23-2009 4:16 AM

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Scientists are scrambling to find the first Australian mammal at risk of becoming extinct because of climate change.

The rare white lemuroid possum, a nocturnal animal, native to the Daintree rainforest in Tropical North Queensland, has not been seen for three years. The possum has only ever been found at 1000m or higher in the 1300m Carbine range.

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