By Mark Brook For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 08:15 BST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 08:16 BST, 1 May 2019
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A woman who caused a social media outcry after she posted a photo of a dead brushtail possum online has been found guilty of killing the protected animal.
Mikala Ann Burns, 24, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to shooting the animal in the Amamoor State Forest on January 24.
She initially denied shooting the animal following a barrage of angry comments on Facebook - but eventually admitted it in the Gympie Magistrates Court, The Gympie Times reported.
The photo, which was posted on Facebook on February 19 and has been since removed, showed two women with the dead possum
She also pleaded guilty to unlawfully discharging a weapon in Amamoor State Forest, and with using a firearm without a permit, during the same course of action.
The photo, which was posted on Facebook on
