Overview

This five-year project ran from 2018-2023. It improved 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 in poor condition due to 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: Planting for Mahogany Gliders – Online Edition
• Weed management in priority areas
• Cultural burning with the Girringun Rangers
• Mahogany glider monitoring program

How everyone can help

Mahogany Glider Prospectus