Protecting Southern Greater Gliders at Wombeyan

Recent coverage in the Goulburn Post has drawn attention to the growing threat facing the Southern Greater Glider, often called the teddy bear of the trees.

Once widespread across eastern Australia, this gentle, nocturnal species is now disappearing as habitat loss, bushfires and climate pressures take their toll.

Southern Greater Glider populations are estimated to have declined by 50 to 80 per cent in just two decades. Sightings are becoming increasingly rare, with only small, fragmented populations recorded in places like Bungonia, Crookwell and Wombeyan. Without urgent action, the future of this species hangs in the balance.

That is why projects like Creating Glideways for the Southern Greater Glider matter. By restoring and reconnecting forest habitat across the Wombeyan Valley, this work is helping gliders and other forest-dependent species move safely through the landscape. Corridor plantings, habitat infill and new tree hollows are rebuilding the connections wildlife needs to survive and recover.

FAME is proud to support this project alongside the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative and the Kanangra Boyd to Wyangala Link Partnership. As our CEO Tracy McNamara shared:

"The strength of this work lies in collaboration. Landholders, volunteers, scientists and partners are coming together to restore resilient landscapes that can support wildlife long into the future."

Saving species like the Southern Greater Glider is not something any one organisation can do alone. It takes all of us, working together, to protect Australia’s unique wildlife before it is too late.

Read the full article by Oliver Rodden via the Goulburn Post