John,
Opossums are protectors, not pests. Did you know that one opossum can consume around 5,000 ticks in a single season?
These unfussy omnivores eliminate disease-carrying ticks and clean up our ecosystems by eating rotting plants and dead animals. We’re working to change public perception of opossums—but we can’t do it without your help.
Can opossums count on you today? We’re matching every dollar you give before midnight on December 31 to ensure we can fully fund our education initiatives and every wildlife priority in 2021.
Opossums are nature’s pest control and cleanup crew, but many people don’t realize they’re essential, and may even try to harm them. Our education programs help inform people about misunderstood wildlife species like opossums, but we need to reach our Million Dollar Match goal by midnight on December 31 to fully fund all of our essential programs.
That’s why we need your help and your double-matched gift to support conservation and our work educating the public about vital species like opossums.
Despite popular belief that opossums are aggressive and spread diseases, America’s only native marsupials are resistant to diseases like rabies. This gentle, misunderstood species keeps our ecosystems healthy and keeps humans safe from disease, but they aren’t immune to habitat destruction and other human-caused dangers.
Please give now to help us protect opossums and educate people about wildlife in 2021 and beyond. If you give before midnight on December 31, your gift will go twice as far!
Opossums and all of America’s wildlife are depending on your generosity. Thank you for being a dedicated friend of wildlife.
