What is Landcare Fire Recovery?

Upper Goulburn Landcare Network
Since the devastating Black Saturday bushfires of Feb 2009, the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network has been working with landholders and local communities in the Murrindindi and Mitchell Shires to rebuild and rehabilitate the local environment on private property.
This blog presents some of the stories.
To find out more about our program or to volunteer with one of our projects contact Landcare Coordinator Chris Cobern on 5736 0104.
Or by email on ugrecovery@gbcma.vic.gov.au



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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Greater Glider recovery project

Thanks to funding provided by Landcare Australia the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network has been able to provide alternative nesting sites for the Greater Gliders living along the Number Two and Number One Creeks at Kinglake.
Kinglake Rover Sam helping to install the nest boxes.


The Greater Glider Petauroides volans










Twelve specially built nest boxes were purchased from Latrobe Wildlife Sanctuary and installed in the creek reserves amongst the tall Mountain Ash forest.

Greater Glider habitat along the Number Two Creek.
These areas were burnt in the 2009 fires, and while they are regenerating very well many of the large old habitat trees containing hollows that the Greater Gliders used were destroyed.
During spotlighting as part of a fauna survey along the Number Two Creek in November 2011 members of the Kinglake Landcare Group were lucky to observe a Greater Glider gliding from tree to tree. Since then more have also been observed at the nearby Kinglake East Flora Reserve.
Kinglake Rover Karly with two of the nest boxes.
The project has been well assisted by Rover Scouts from the Kinglake Scouts Junior Landcare Group who helped with the installation of the boxes.

Chris Cobern
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2 comments:

Bert said...

Hi Chris, I'm very interested in finding out in what circumstances Greater Gliders use nest-boxes and what preferences they have for size, placement etc. I'll be watching with interests to see how yours go. Do you know of any studies along these lines? Bert.

March 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Chris Cobern said...

Hi Bert,

Thanks for your comment. We installed our boxes on the SE side of the trees and 6m high (6-8m is recommended)6m is the limit of our nest box inspection camera. I haven't heard of any local studies but the QLD Glider Network is doing lots of good things: http://www.wildlife.org.au/projects/gliders/

Regards, Chris Cobern.

March 27, 2013 at 6:47 AM

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