Mahogany Glider Corridors: Reconnecting Habitat

MAHOGANY GLIDER CORRIDORS

CONNECTING MAHOGANY GLIDER CORRIDORS AND COUNTRY

Overview

The ‘Keeping Country Connected for Mahogany Gliders’ project is improving mahogany glider habitat – both its condition and connectivity – south of Ingham in the lower Herbert catchment.

Background

Mahogany gliders are listed as endangered. They are only found in the woodlands between Tully and Ollera Creek, north of Townsville. The last population estimate – 1500 to 2000 – was based on surveys from 1994 to 1996, before the woodlands they live in were battered by Cyclone Yasi.

In a small pocket south of Cardwell, less than half of the mahogany glider’s original habitat remains, and it is badly fragmented. Protecting this habitat and establishing wildlife corridors is critical to the survival of this species.

Solutions

Weed control – clearing vines and woody weeds from forested areas along creeks
Mahogany glider monitoring
Habitat monitoring
Community education

Location

South of Ingham, Lower Herbert River catchment

Partners

Terrain NRM is partnering with Hinchinbrook Shire Council for the weed control and habitat improvement work, and with Girringun and Nywaigi Indigenous Rangers and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service for habitat and glider monitoring work to assess the project’s impact.

Funders

This project is funded through the Queensland Government’s Threatened Species Recovery Action Grants program.