Overview

This project is improving woodland habitat in the southern part of the Wet Tropics, which is a biodiversity hot-spot for threatened species including the mahogany glider, ant plant and broadleaf tea tree ecological community.

Background

Woodland habitat in the Wet Tropics region has been significantly impacted by development, agriculture and forestry.  What remains is fragmented and its quality has also been compromised by weeds, habitat-thickening and altered fire regimes.

Mahogany gliders, already listed as endangered, are limited to small pockets of habitat. Other woodland species, like the endangered broad-leafed tea tree ecological community and the ant plant (listed as ‘vulnerable’), are also at risk.

Solutions

• Tree planting to reconnect corridors
• Weed management in priority areas
• Cultural burning with the Girringun Rangers
• Mahogany glider monitoring program