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Queensland Glider Network

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Address: Suite 1/Level 1 30 gladstone road Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: https://wildlife.org.au/queensland-glider-network

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23.01.2022 Yellow-bellied Glider Project Update! After weeks of second-hand sightings and the odd Yellow-bellied Glider vocalisation, we are excited to announce that a local Greenbank resident Brenden Ward managed to snap some of the attached camera-trap footage of a very nosey Yellow-bellied Glider checking out some potential new real estate! Now this footage mightn’t seem like much to most, but this is potentially one of the first recorded images of a west Logan Yellow-bellied Glider!... It’s very likely that may have been living in this area for a while, but local residents may not have been able to identify what these noisy banshees were! This footage provides confidence that we are on the right path of finding another South East Queensland population! We have organised a big Greenbank blitz this weekend with hopes that we will finally be meet this elusive population of Yellow-bellied Gliders. If you would like to keep up to date of our surveys, I would recommend following us on Instagram @yellowbelliedgliderproject and I’ll provide another project update on the Facebook late next week. Video taken by Brenden Ward.

21.01.2022 This needs to be heard to be believed! We get a constant stream of questions asking how people can locate Yellow-bellied Gliders when they are on a nocturnal walk. It’s usually a big surprise when we say that you will likely hear them before you see them! The noise you’re listening to is a sound of a Yellow-bellied Glider, which I often describe as R2D2 having a fight with an angry expresso machine. If you listen closely toward the end, you’ll hear the Yellow-bellied Glider g...lide, hit the tree and immediately call. We would love to know if you have ever heard this noise around your South East Queensland expeditions. These sightings are extremely valuable to conserve this uniquely Australian Species, and please let us know by emailing [email protected] What’s your best description of this noise? Comment below. This call was recorded by the incredible Wild Ambience please see more of his work here https://wildambience.com/

21.01.2022 It is Threatened Species Day in Australia which directly aims to encourage the community to prevent further extinctions of Australia's fauna and flora, and to restore healthy numbers of threatened species in the wild. This day represents the core foundations of the conservation projects that we run at the Queensland Glider Network and reflects directly on our two focused species The Yellow-bellied Glider and the Greater Glider. Greater Glider populations are on the decreas...e, although it is not clear how quickly they are disappearing from the Australian bush. Some studies estimate a 89% decline in Greater Gliders from Central Queensland when comparing population data from 1973-76 to 2001-2002. Yellow-bellied Gliders is meeting the same fate although their population data is not heavily available. Scientists have recorded an overall 30% reduction of Yellow-bellied Glider populations over three generations from long-term monitoring projects. It is this lack of information that reinforces the importance of our new project The Yellow-bellied Glider Project. Moving away from all the doom and gloom what can you do to help? There's many ways you can help protect our wildlife and it can be as simple as creating awareness for these seldom seen gliders. This has the power to drastically increase the conservational value and can be done by sharing ethical images, speaking to friends and family or by promoting the significance of protecting trees and conservational areas. If you own acreage - maintaining large hollow-bearing trees will give homes to a variety of animals. Another alternative is by installing (or building) nest boxes (see - Hollow Log Homes) or turning dead trees into wildlife hotels (check out the incredible work by Habi-Tec). If you do have any sightings of gliders that you would like to report to the Queensland Glider Network, would like to speak to us further about how to increase their conservational value or would like to have your land surveyed for nocturnal animals in South East Queensland you’re able to message us via Facebook or by emailing at [email protected] . Image by Josh Bowell - Northern sub-species of Yellow-bellied Glider. (P.s we have not forgotten about choosing a name for Gizmo’s joey. Watch this space for an update shortly.)

20.01.2022 This image might not look like much but it's very exciting for our Yellow-bellied Glider project! This is a textbook feeding mark of a Y-B Glider who will use their teeth to bite through the bark and drink the sweet sap oozing out. This is one of the main reasons these gliders are so hyperactive at night.... and they are so hard to find! We had the pleasure of visiting a beautiful property yesterday and the landholders have this Yellow-bellied Glider feeding site at the front... of their property. We are so fortunate that they're kind enough to allow us to install some acoustic monitors so we can start investigating this newly discovered South East Queensland population of Yellow-bellied Gliders!We will keep everyone up to day with our progress! If you have ever seen strange cuts/bite marks on trees like the image attached - please feel free to comment/message or email us at [email protected] Feedmark image taken by Josh Bowell Yellow-bellied Glider feeding taken by Todd (@todds_wildlife)

17.01.2022 GET READY FOR NON STOP GLIDER ACTION!! The Yellow-bellied Glider Project (South East Queensland) is here and anyone can be part of it! The focus is on Yellow-bellied Gliders and Greater Gliders. This is a discovery and monitoring project which will begin in Logan and Ipswich regions investigating the presence of YBG, we know they are there in very small numbers, utilising private properties with the right habitat. So locating them will rely on support from landholders and t...he community. The project will branch out to cover all of South East QLD. Greater Gliders are also in our sights and we will be actively searching for, recording and monitoring this species. If you would like to get involved please email us expressing your interest at [email protected] Kind regards, The YBG Project Team. Photo credits: Josh Bowell Sam Horton Cesar Puechmarin

17.01.2022 Now we've announced the new Yellow-bellied Glider Project, it's time to introduce everyone to some of the more charismatic gliders that we come across during our surveys in South East Queensland. Let’s start with Marvin (Or Marv when he’s being good). Marv is easily the oldest glider that we've come across during our nocturnal surveys. Sure, his ears are a little floppy, his fur is turning grey and he's lost sight in one of his eyes. But every time we visit this west Logan si...te, he's out on his favourite spotted gum tree demolishing the new growth for dinner. It's this tenacious nature that gives him the number one spot in our hearts. If you'd like to keep track of our progress, we will be posting regular updates on this Facebook Page (Queensland Glider Network) and our Instagram page - @yellowbelliedgliderproject Photo by Sam Horton

15.01.2022 THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME. Queensland Glider Network received name suggestions from around the globe and all the submissions were incredible as well as heartfelt (except for those who voted for Glidey McGlideface ). After two weeks of heated debates in the office for Gizmo’s the Greater Gliders joey’s new name, we have finally made a choice for this beautiful new addition. ... It is with exciting news that we have chosen the name to be Wattle. This name resonated with everyone in the Glider Network team because it is an iconic Australian native flowering tree that is in full blossom at this time of the year. In addition to this, the fluffy flowers also resemble the fluffy ears of this precious joey. One of our glider wildlife officers, @Josh Bowell managed to snap this heart-warming video footage of Gizmo being an incredible mother and giving baby Wattle a much-needed tongue bath. Since mother Gizmo and baby Wattle are completely wild Greater Gliders, we want to alleviate any potential disturbances. This means that updates on the progress of these two will be sparse. This pair will stay together over the next few months while baby Wattle learns how to survive on its own and we are excited to keep monitor these two over this time. I want to thank everyone for their incredible support! We have exciting news coming up shortly regarding our new Yellow-bellied Glider Project so watch this space! If you have any questions or glider sightings you’d like to report please message or email us at [email protected].

13.01.2022 In the Spring 2020 edition of Wildlife Australia Magazine, we feature an amazing marsupial that flies ... no, not the Qantas flying kangaroo ... Australia's cut...e, furry, big-eyed gliders. And did we mention SO fluffy? Find out how Wildlife Queensland branches are shoring up precious glider habitat and how you can get involved in helping this amazing species. We also look at how a new volunteer-run Queensland Glider Network Yellow-bellied Glider Project is helping to locate and document yellow-bellied gliders and greater gliders in South East Queensland and how you can get involved. Also in this edition, we look at how CSIRO is winning the war on the Great Barrier Reef crown-of-thorns starfish; how animals understand and respond to Indigenous firestick land management; new native Australian bee species that are being named after characters in the Marvel Universe; and new research providing solutions to northern Australia's mammal decline crisis ... and lots more. Grab the latest edition or subscribe to Wildlife Australia TODAY https://wildlife.org.au/magazines/

10.01.2022 Now THIS is love Seven tiny feathertail gliders were found in a storm-damaged log on the NSW south coast, but sadly only four survived. They are being hand-f...ed specific possum/glider milk by carers with baby puree six times a day. : D. Colbert from Wildlife Rescue South Coast Inc

08.01.2022 It’s time to make today just that little bit greater and introduce you to a glider that is the very top of our favourites list Blondie! What makes blondie our numero uno glider? Well aside from his pink button nose, incredibly floofy ears and striking good looks he’s constantly out every night looking angelic gliding through the tree tops and eating some of his favourite scribbly gum leaves. We also think he’s been the contributor to a few juvenile blonde Greater Gliders ...located near this survey site . It’s this constant appearance on our night surveys that has earned him the top place in the glider teams heart. Sadly, Blondie’s and Old-man Marv’s (see more information about Marv in below posts) is under threat of development from a new road planning to be built in Chambers Flats. Queensland Glider Network and Wildlife Queensland are currently assisting government departments to ensure that they have up-to-date wildlife survey information so they can make an educated decision about developing this environmentally significant piece of bush-land. We will keep everyone up to date with this project as it comes to light. Photo taken by Sam Horton

08.01.2022 Monday’s are the perfect day for snacks! This sugar glider is doing your ears a favour and single handedly lowering the cicada population one crunch at a time. Although we aren’t intentionally searching for Sugar Gliders, they are always a delight to run into. ... I hope you enjoy this photo as much as the little guy is enjoying his snack. Image by Josh Bowell

06.01.2022 Two is GREATER than one! We’re sure IG/@photographersdownunder agrees after capturing this amazing image of two greater gliders in south-east Queensland rece...ntly. Sadly, severe declines in Australia’s greater glider populations due to habitat destruction from land clearing and logging have been exacerbated by last Summer’s bushfire disaster, putting this iconic species at increased risk of extinction. The greater glider, which is currently listed as vulnerable under federal environmental laws, is among 28 animals, including the yellow-bellied glider and the koala, currently being assessed for the potential upgrade of their threat status. It’s time to leap into action! Find out how environmental groups, including Wildlife Queensland's Queensland Glider Network are working to protect and conserve our greater gliders at the Greater Glider Mitigation Strategies workshop on Tuesday, 27 October, part of the Biolinks Alliance Greater and Squirrel Glider Symposium - an online Zoom event. More info here https://biolinksalliance.org.au/greater-glider-and-squirrel IG: @photographersdownunder

06.01.2022 Now that's the spirit! This the exactly amount of enthusiasm you need when leaving the office on Monday afternoon. This little sugar-glider was unintentionally snapped during our camera-trapping efforts in Greenbank. Who knew that frolicking up trees is possible?!

06.01.2022 This week’s charismatic glider introduction is going to be a very special one! Upon doing our monthly spot checks on a few local Greater Glider populations over the weekend, we came across another one of our favourite Greater Gliders called Gizmo. Much to our excitement, Gizmo has been very busy over the last several weeks and has given birth to a beautiful Greater Glider joey! ... If that wasn't big enough news, it was fascinating to watch mother Gizmo trying to wrestle with a boisterous young joey who just would not sit still in her pouch! I’ll post some extra photos of this mother-joey disagreement in the below comments. Greater Glider joeys will only stay with Mum for the next few months until they are big enough to go find a patch of hollow bearing gum trees to call their own. It’s excellent to see that this population of Greater Gliders is still managing to successfully breed even though their habitat is becoming heavily fragmented. However, We need all of your help! This joey is going to need a name for the next few months they are with mother Gizmo. If you have any suggestions, please post them below! If you’d like to keep up to date on our work with Gliders, please follow the Queensland Glider Network Page and like our new conservation project the Yellow-bellied Glider Project on Instagram @yellowbelliedgliderproject Image by Sam Horton

05.01.2022 We've all been there! This Greater Glider was having a rough night after its hollow got filled with water during an afternoon storm. You can tell that it wasn't very impressed! Image: Josh Bowell

05.01.2022 Don’t miss the Central Victorian Biolinks Alliance Inc Greater and Squirrel Glider digital symposium, 27-28 October. And be sure to catch the Queensland Glider Network at the Mitigation Strategies workshop from 2.15 pm tomorrow, 27 October.

05.01.2022 Ohhhhhhh wow! These little elusive fluff balls are the target species for our new Yellow-bellied Glider project! This image was taken of a Gold Coast hinterland population which seems to be a valuable stronghold of these gliders! It’s hard enough to get one of these gliders in an image so incredible job getting two Photographers Downunder

04.01.2022 Oh my fluffiness! Tap to see it in it’s full glory! This is one of the most incredible paintings created by Australian Wildlife artist Natalie Jane Parker. Natalie skilfully used a photograph of one our locally known Greater Gliders called Panda, which was taken by our wildlife officer Josh Bowell. ... This incredible painting is enough to make your Wednesday just that little bit better!

02.01.2022 Check out this awesome footage of gliders by Geoff Spanner from North QLD. If Geoff wins he vows to purchase 60Ha of critical habitat for the northern subspecies of Yellow-bellied Glider. You can vote for his film and help him get a step closer to protecting these beautiful creatures.