When did possum arrive in New Zealand? Possum arrived in 1837.

Who introduced possums to New Zealand? The early
british settlers introduced possums to New Zealand.

Why is this a problem? Because if possum keep on eating our native creatures, animals, insects and also trees then there will be no more of those things in New Zealand.

When did possum become a problem? When they started eating the native creatures, animals, insects and also trees.

Why did they bring possums here in the first place? Because they wanted to hunt them for their fur and start a fur industry.

How could this be so harmful? One because if they kill all the trees in New Zealand we will have no more oxygen because trees give us oxygen.

Can you defend the action of the people that introduced the possums to New Zealand? No, because it was a bad idea to bring possums to New Zealand but they did not know that.

How could we solve this problem?
Keep on hunting them or hire more people to hunt them.

Identify the three ways that have been identified in the text of how to get rid of this pest? Hunt them for their fur, poison and also traps.