"SCIENTISTS say a white possum native to Queensland's Daintree forest has
become the first mammal to become extinct due to man-made global warming.
...
Prior to 2005 we were seeing a lemuroid every 45 minutes of spotlighting
at one main site at Mt Lewis," Professor Williams said.

But, in three years, in more than 20 hours of intensive spotlighting,
none has been sighted.
..."

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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24742053-952,00.html

Andrew