Death Trap for Possums

This is the gruesome discovery i made at a Kelvin Grove home in Brisbane.  The tenants had reported scratching sounds coming from behind the closed in fireplace.  I lowered my camera down the chimney and discovered a small dehydrated brushtail looking into the lense.  The tenants reported that the scratching hadn’t been heard for a day or  two so it was a relief to see the poor little girl still alive.  When i removed the closure that the owner had built to stop tenants using the fireplace I was shocked to find the skeletons of three other possums.  They’d obvious fallen down the chimney and not been able to climb out.  Possums are fantastic climbers and to this day i’m uncertain as to what made the climb impossible.  The fragile little possum came out easily and was taken to the nearest vet for rehabilitation.  The chimney was proofed to prevent any further carnage.

Possums have been gettting trapped in this closed up chimney.

Possums have been gettting trapped in this closed up chimney.

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