By Faith Macale
A possum walk created a new attendance record for the Eynesbury Environment Group.
Group member Daryl Akers said about a dozen people came to the possum walk on January 18 instead of the average of four that attends their events.
“For a while, it seemed as though we would be disappointed, but as the sky darkened and the evening star grew brighter low in the western sky, the brush-tailed possums slowly emerged from the many hollows of
the possum tree,” he said.
“Myriads of stars became visible in the darkening sky, with Mars glowing brightly high in the northern sky.
“Surprisingly, we also noticed several microbats emerging from the hollows in the possum tree.”
The group, which included four children, were really excited to witness the animal in the wild.
“There was a bit of squealing which frightened the possums a bit but they came back,” he said.
“One little girl, she had a notebook with her, and she wrote down that we saw 13 possums.”
Mr Akers said he was happy to see that the younger generation are taking interest in the country’s nature and wildlife. He said they were the future.
“A lot of people like me, we’re getting on in age, and we’re not gonna be around forever, but it would be good to think that younger people developed interest in the local environment and wildlife.
“As they get older, hopefully they carry that on.”
Mr Akers encouraged the community to be mindful of the native wildlife that might stumble upon your backyard.
