Overview
- A passenger spotted the live animal tucked into a souvenir shelf at Hobart Airport in Tasmania and alerted staff.
- Store video captured the brushtail possum peeking out among plush kangaroos, bilbies, dingoes and Tasmanian devils.
- Airport retail manager Liam Bloomfield said the team responded after the report and confirmed the sighting.
- As attention grew, the possum left the display and was escorted from the terminal without injury.
- No external wildlife or biosecurity agencies were called, and the species is generally described as shy and non‑aggressive.