Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. The seaside city of Napier, on New Zealand's North Island, is the ...

Tasmanian company, Lenah Game and Gourmet is expanding its possum fur harvesting operation to meet two big orders before Christmas. Loading... The brushtail possums are harvested under permit, and ...

A recent boom in the possum fur trade has eased in recent weeks with prices dropping off their $145/kg peak down to $110. Competition from Chinese companies purchasing possum fur from New Zealand ...

Auckland Animal Action will campaign against the Fashion Week event at 12pm today. The protest will focus its attention on possum fur exhibitions inside the event, including Alpine Fur and Poss’m ...

Home based luxury possum fur and cowhide business Hide Out New Zealand is gaining international recognition through a French tv programme. The Castor Bay business specialises in designer possum fur ...

An agreement between the Conservation Department and Fur Council has been welcomed by veteran Wanganui possum fur and skin buyer Colin Cox. The memorandum of understanding signed last week will make ...

For the perfect proof, look no further than a Bernese Mountain Dog named Wilson. The term 'gentle giant' was coined for dogs ...

“New Zealand’s unique possum/merino industry needs more possum fur to support its export growth, says Elizabeth Tennet CEO of Textiles NZ in response to the Green Party’s release of its Green New Deal ...

Are there times when it is justified to trap an animal and turn its pelt into a fur coat? A small, furry-tailed pest that is devastating New Zealand’s animals and plants is posing this unique dilemma ...

PORTLAND — In 2004, Chrys Hutchings, her husband and their three young children spent a year in New Zealand, home to about 4.2 million people — and about 60 million Australian brushtail possums.

Tasmanian company, Lenah Game and Gourmet, is sending 100 kilos of this 12-micron brushtail possum fur to an Italian yarn spinner each month.(Rose Grant: ABC Rural) Fur is flying to Europe from ...