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Show Opossum Is Protected, but Is Found Nuisance State wild life Investigators who are endeavoring to determine whether wheth-er the opossum should be classed as predatory In Michigan have so far found little to justify the protection pro-tection that is now afforded this animal. ani-mal. Paul Hickle, state analyst, who has examined the stomach contents con-tents of a number of opossums, states that the specimens examined have been guilty of eating both eggs and birds, the latter of which he believes be-lieves to belong to the pheasant family, and that these findings Indicate In-dicate the 'possum to be of no bene-nt bene-nt whatever. The opossum made its first appearance ap-pearance in the state about five years ago. It has long been declared de-clared a nuisance and a pest by farmers, hunters and others, despite the protection afforded it by law. |