Save a Kiwi, Wear a Possum

Possums are a terrible pest in NZ. This marsupial was imported from Australia in the 19th C for the fur trade in the 19thC and flourished without any natural predator. THere are now 70 million possums chewing their way thru the native bush and eating bird eggs. The kiwi is especially threatened. So now they are weaving possum fur with NZ's merino wool into many garments and selling them to tourists. I wonder if they will be on the menu at local restaurants along with the pork bellies!