Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis (Northern Brushtail Possum)

Comments on this listing assessment closed 24 January 2020. The text and documents below remain available for reference only.

Comment on listing assessment

Invitation to comment

You are invited to provide your views about:

  • the eligibility of Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis (Northern Brushtail Possum) for inclusion on the EPBC Act threatened species list; and
  • the necessary conservation actions for the above subspecies.

Evidence provided by experts, stakeholders and the general public is welcome. Responses can be provided by any interested person.

Anyone may nominate a native species, ecological community or threatening process for listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or for a transfer of an item already on the list to a new listing category. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) undertakes the assessment of species to determine eligibility for inclusion in the list of threatened species and provides its recommendation to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment.

How can I get involved?

Read the consultation document

Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis (Northern Brushtail Possum) (PDF - 215.83 KB)
Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis (Northern Brushtail Possum) (DOCX - 141.68 KB)

Send your comments

Responses are to be provided in writing either by email to: species.consultation@environment.gov.au

or by mail to:

The Director
Marine and Freshwater Species Conservation Section
Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division
Department of the Environment and Energy
PO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Responses are required to be submitted by 24 January 2020.

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