Definition: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Author, Peter Preuss, stated that the possum's population faltered in 1997 with current habitat (limited to a 50 - square-kilometre area) under threat from logging.

Peter Preuss was an author. He stated that the possum's population lessened in 1997. He claimed this lessening of the population was because the possum's habitat was under threat from logging.