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Opossums in Pursuit

The shy, secretive and nocturnal opossum is seldom seen in the open. It prefers to live in wooded areas, mostly near streams, and generally begins breeding in February.—Noppadol Paothong

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February 2007 - Volume 68, Issue 2

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Conservationist Staff

Editor in Chief - Ara Clark
Managing Editor - Nichole LeClair
Art Director - Cliff White
Artist - Dave Besenger
Artist - Mark Raithel
Photographer - Noppadol Paothong
Writer/editor - Tom Cwynar
Staff Writer - Jim Low
Circulation - Laura Scheuler

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