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Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

This Virginia Opossum was injured and is now used as an educational outreach animal for Walden's Puddle.

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Comments (1)
meganhartson
So sorry to hear. Will it ever be released back into the wild or is it injured too bad to rehabilitate?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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