This is the first wild opossum I have ever seen in Ontario. According to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources although native to the southeastern USA., these marsupials have progressively moved northward and are now common through most of southern Ontario. Some have linked global warming with their northern expansion. Unfortunately this gal (guy?) did not make it across the road alive.
Since I am outside working overnight (I deliver newspapers) I have seen quite a few of these critters. Live ones. Makes for a nice change from the usual raccoons, skunks and bunnies.
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