WESTPORT — Animal control officials in Westport received a call Friday alerting them to the presence of an injured possum in a local backyard.
According to Peter Reid, who works with both Weston and Westport Animal Control, a goldendoodle had captured the possum and flipped it into the air.
When Reid arrived at the scene, he said the confused and injured possum was trapped by fencing in the backyard.
The animal had sustained some mild contusions in the incident, he said. He took the injured possum to Wildlife in Crisis, which was founded by his wife, Dara Reid.
“We’re the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in Connecticut,” he said.
A photo of Reid holding the rescued possum was shared on Facebook.
Possums are known to be a beneficial species. They eat ticks, as many as 1,000 a day, Reid said, and don’t tend to get rabies due to a lower body temperature.
“Having possums live among us is instrumental in reducing tick populations,” according to Reid.
They also tend to “play possum” when threatened, acting dead and emitting a foul odor that usually keeps potential predators at bay.
But they do have very thin coats, which makes them susceptible to bad weather conditions.
Though Reid said his rescue “should be fine,” they’re waiting for the weather to improve a bit.
“Depending on the weather patterns, we’ll release him into a suitable habitat,” Reid said.
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