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'Forest Fairy' Joins as 7,000th Animal in Nat Geo's Photo Ark | Nat Geo Wild
Nicknamed "forest fairies," the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum are threatened by timber harvesting and forest fires. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram This critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is the 7,000th species to have its portrait taken by Joel Sartore as part of National Geographic’s Photo Ark project. Photo Ark is a multiyear effort to document every species living in wildlife sanctuaries and zoos. This particular marsupial resides at the Healesville Sanctuary in Australia. Known as “forest fairies, Leadbeater possums nest in tree hollows and roam the forest at night. Timber harvesting and forest fires have destroyed their habitat leading to dramatic population decline in the past decade. Read "'Forest Fairy' Joins as 7,000th Animal in Nat Geo's Photo Ark." 'Forest Fairy' Joins as 7,000th Animal in Nat Geo's Photo Ark | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/TdLVbNQ2JE8 Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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