Endangered greater gliders adapt quickly to nest boxes after Black Summer

A new study has offered a glimpse of hope for researchers battling to conserve the endangered southern greater glider. Key points: Endangered southern greater gliders are quickly adapting to hi-tech nest boxes Almost one-third of their habitat was destroyed in the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires Climate change poses a significant threat to the remaining population of greater gliders Almost one-third of the gliders’ remaining habitat was burnt in the Black Summer bushfires, with the loss of many of the hollow-bearing trees that they used to breed. In the wake of the bushfires The Australian National University, Greening Australia, and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia teamed up to place more than 200 high-tech thermally appropriate nesting boxes at Glenboc, in Victoria's East Gippsland, and inside the Tallaganda National Park near Braidwood in NSW. World Wide Fund for Nature Australia's threatened species and climate adaptation ecologist Dr Kita Ashman said she spotted a glider in the second nest box she checked. NSW BioBlitzes find threatened species recovering from fires Photo shows Man standing on leafy rock ledge holding a camera Three recent 'BioBlitz' events held in different locations around NSW record the post-bushfire recovery of flora, fauna and fungi, and find nine threatened species bouncing back on the Mid North Coast.