ACTION ALERT: Save Australia’s Forest Possums

November 13th, 2026 - by Nish and the Team at Ekō

ACTION ALERT: Save These Tiny Forest Possums
Nish and the Team at Ekō

(November 11, 2026) — Known as “forest fairies”, Australia’s Leadbeater possums (pictured above!) are on the edge of extinction. Logging and bushfires have destroyed vast swathes of the beautiful forests these tiny, enchanting possums call home.

Now, just a handful of these possums are left.

But there’s a glimmer of hope: a bespoke forest sanctuary has been established especially for these cute creatures. But the sanctuary is still only a young forest with unknown food sources and without the old tree hollows that possums need to make their homes in. More land is needed to save these adventurous possums who like to dance along branches in and out of sight – and we could help make that happen.

Conservationists are racing to expand the sanctuary because a safe habitat where these animals are protected from predators is exactly what this small population of possums needs to breed and recover. With all of us chipping in, we could help locals expand the sanctuary, install crucial feeding platforms and nest boxes, and power their tagging and release program to help keep track of the remaining possums.

We don’t often get to say this about a critically endangered species: the plan is in place, the habitat is growing, and the sanctuary is ready. What’s needed now is the support to expand it.

In Victoria’s Yarra Valley, a 59-hectare former dairy farm is being transformed into a safe haven. After more than 40 years of milking cows, the land has been revegetated and a purpose-built wetland has been created. A predator-exclusion fence is being used to keep foxes and cats out. Pest control work inside the fence is underway to get the sanctuary ready for the release of lowland Leadbeater’s possums.

It’s amazing progress but to give these tiny possums a real chance to bounce back, they need way more forest space. Local conservationists are urgently asking for help to expand the forest sanctuary and they just need the funds to pull off this possum-saving plan. Together, we could help make this conservation miracle happen.

ACTION: Can you chip in to save Australia’s forest fairies and save our most precious species from extinction?

Thanks for all that you do,
Nish and the team at Ekō

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