For Schools

2011 Project Possum

The 2011 Project Possum training workshops and assessment camps took place at Tangihua Lodge, Whāngārei and the Raetea Forest near Kaitaia and Moria Marae, Whirinaki.

Click on an image to see a larger version.

Name: PP carcasses (500).JPG Size: 42 Kb.
Pile of machine-plucked carcasses
 Name: PP first cut (375).jpg Size: 179 Kb.
Making the first cut
Name: PP hand-plucking (375).jpg Size: 253 Kb.
Hand-plucking a warm possum
 Name: PP machine plucking (500).JPG Size: 52 Kb.
Machine-plucking
Name: PP skinning (500).jpg Size: 60 Kb.
Skinning a night’s catch
 Name: PP Timms Traps (500).JPG Size: 58 Kb.
Experimenting with the Timms Trap
Name: PP traps (500).jpg Size: 56 Kb.
The variety of possum traps
 Name: PP unloading possums (500).jpg Size: 61 Kb.
Unloading possums for machine-plucking

8 images