The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs.

I had brought a piece of possum fur from New Zealand, planning to sew myself a face mask for winter.

AAA oppose possum fur marketed as eco-friendly.

Rochelle Rees from AAA believes: "...the promotion of possum fur would lead to an unsustainable demand, as it had with rabbits and foxes."

In 2005 Auckland Animal Action launched a campaign against possum fur.

New Zealand produces lightweight knits made from Merino wool and possum fur.

Her name was taken from the aboriginal word for a small fillet of possum fur.

Woggabaliri is a non-competitive game played with a ball made of Bulrush roots wrapped in possum fur where the aim is to keep the ball in the air using football (soccer) type skills of teamwork and ball control.

On another occasion the discovery of some ruffled possum fur in the mating area suggested that a kakapo had made another alarming mistake, an experience which is unlikely to have been satisfying to either party.

Clothes may be made of 'mountainsilk' (machine-washable fine merino wool) or 'merinomink' (a blend of merino wool and possum fur).