Conserving Greater and Yellow-bellied Gliders
Understanding the drivers of site occupancy by Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders.
Mapping project to conserve Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders. This project is designed to conserve the endangered Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders in South East Queensland.
The project will assist recovery of Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders through draft habitat mapping using regional ecosystems identified by species records and the presence of known food tree species. This will help to improve our knowledge of their presence, abundance, and status.
The project focused on:
- Two fauna surveys to detect the presence, abundance, and status of Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders.
- Surveys were conducted in burnt and unburnt sites.
- Mapping of habitat for both species.
- Two community capacity-building workshops.
What we did
Building community awareness through workshops.
The understanding of the drivers of site occupancy by Greater and Yellow-bellied Gliders project involved:
- Conserving endangered Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders in South East Queensland.
- Mapping habitat for both species.
- Improving knowledge of the presence, abundance, and status of these species on private land and ground-truthing habitat mapping.
- Using existing knowledge to build community understanding and awareness.
Measuring success
As a result of the project, we were able to understand the drivers of site occupancy through two rounds of surveys on burnt and unburnt sites (private properties and non-private properties).
A final summary report was created that included evidence and details of breeding, numbers recorded (observed or heard), and the locations and extent of the habitat (i.e. regional ecosystem, the abundance of living or dead trees, abundance of hollows, the abundance of potential and known food trees).
Why this project is important
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Across Australia, more than 300 species depend on hollows for shelter and raising young, including gliders. They use multiple hollows to reduce parasite load, avoid predators, and for different thermal needs and weather conditions. Unfortunately, many of the large, hollow-bearing trees that gliders need to survive have been lost to bushfires. Assessing the current presence, abundance, and status of Greater and Yellow-bellied gliders will tell us how and to what extent we must intervene to preserve their habitat and their species. The surveys will provide evidence and details of breeding, numbers recorded (observed or heard), and the locations and extent of the habitat (i.e. regional ecosystem, abundance of living or dead trees, abundance of hollows, abundance of potential and known food trees). |
Project snapshot
| Project name: | Bushfire Rehabilitation: Grey-headed Flying Fox Project |
| Project contact: | Suzi Moore, Healthy Land & Water |
| Catchment: | South East Queensland |
| Timing: | 2021 - 2022 (Completed) |
| Budget: | $115,000 |
| Partnerships: |
This project is supported by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery Fund (BRF), in partnership with the Great Eastern Ranges (GER), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). |
Project collaborators
This project is supported by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery Fund (BRF), in partnership with the Great Eastern Ranges (GER), and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
