American Marsupial Conservation?

[Carlosarty]

There may be lots of opossum species that still thriving, unlikely to go extinct from the wild, and listed as “least concern” but there are numbers that still concern me as much and no one has thought of it.

Here’s a list of what I am aware about:

- Black-shouldered opossum (Listed as endangered in Brazil)
- Chestnut-striped opossum
- One-striped possum
- Pantepui slender opossum
- Handley's slender opossum
- Chacoan pygmy opossum
- Long-nosed caenolestid
- Eastern caenolestid
- Northern caenolestid
- Andean caenolesti
- Gray-bellied caenolestid
- Monito del Monte

It is going to be very bad news for American wildlife if we continue to ignore these more

 

[Haliaeetus]

There may be lots of opossum species that still thriving, unlikely to go extinct from the wild, and listed as “least concern” but there are numbers that still concern me as much and no one has thought of it.

Here’s a list of what I am aware about:

- Black-shouldered opossum (Listed as endangered in Brazil)
- Chestnut-striped opossum
- One-striped possum
- Pantepui slender opossum
- Handley's slender opossum
- Chacoan pygmy opossum
- Long-nosed caenolestid
- Eastern caenolestid
- Northern caenolestid
- Andean caenolesti
- Gray-bellied caenolestid
- Monito del Monte

It is going to be very bad news for American wildlife if we continue to ignore these more

There aren't a lot of conservation actions towards these species, as well as much small mammal species. Their presence in zoos is inexistent or anecdotical, the potential for ex situ conservation looks very small in South / Central America and elsewhere.
At best there would be parks, reserves and areas of sustainable farming/forestry over the natural ranges of these species.

 

[Carlosarty]

There aren't a lot of conservation actions towards these species, as well as much small mammal species. Their presence in zoos is inexistent or anecdotical, the potential for ex situ conservation looks very small in South / Central America and elsewhere.
At best there would be parks, reserves and areas of sustainable farming/forestry over the natural ranges of these species.

Very true, hopefully the breeding program facilities in the US can help populate one-striped opossums & Handley's slender opossum since these aren't protected that good.