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Real estate boom for furry friends after Black Summer
Threatened species affected by the 2019–20 bushfires are setting up home in purpose-built nesting boxes on the NSW north coast.
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Greater gliders have been hit hard by fire and drought, ecologists say
The greater glider population in the NSW Blue Mountains has more than halved after the 2019-20 bushfire season and prolonged drought and heatwaves.
Wildlife
Meet the the ‘savanna glider’: Scientists have discovered sugar glider is actually three species
When considered as one species, sugar gliders were widespread, abundant and officially classified as “least concern”, but now that’s changed.
Wildlife
A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders
This is absolutely everything you need to know about all of Australia’s possums and gliders.
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Installation of wooden poles could save Aussie gliders
Aussie gliders may not often turn up as roadkill, but their ability to travel from tree to tree is hampered by the construction of large scale roads.
Wildlife
This glider has a yellow belly and a shriek that can be heard from 500m away
They may be well-loved for their distinctive calls and adorable fluffiness, but the rare yellow-bellied gliders future is precarious.
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Huge breeding success for world’s smallest glider
Exactly 23 tiny feathertail glider joeys have been born at the Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park.
Wildlife
Australia’s marsupial gliders: guide
Rather than merely climb, some ingenious possums have taken to the air to swoop between the trees of Australian forests.
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Rare breeding success for world’s smallest glider
At least five tiny feathertail glider joeys have been born at Taronga Zoo in a rare breeding success.