Greater glider population find in Wombat Forest triggers new calls for protection from logging

The head of the Victorian National Parks Association is calling for better protection of a threatened species found in high densities in Wombat Forest. Key points: The Victorian National Parks Association says protections for greater gliders should be enacted in Wombat Forest Citizen scientists found 40 in areas where logging is planned The Conservation Regulator was currently assessing a report to determine any appropriate protection measures Citizen scientists found 40 greater gliders in seven areas where they understand logging is planned. Victorian National Parks Association executive director Matt Ruchel said it was "thrilling" and "unexpected" to find such a dense population of greater gliders in Wombat Forest. Thirty-two per cent of greater glider habitat was lost in the Black Summer bushfires in 2019/20 and the Wombat State Forest contains the only population of the species west of Melbourne, according to the Victorian National Parks Association. The state government species action statement said greater gliders were forest dependent and preferred older trees in moist forest types.