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Environment
Savannah Meacham

Fears land clearing will lead to tree mammal extinction

A savanna glider peaks out from a nest box during a study of the use of tree hollows. (HANDOUT/Charles Darwin University)

Land clearing is leading to tree mammal numbers declining in northern Australia as researchers fear it could end in extinction.

A study deployed 187 nest boxes in trees in Garig Gunal Barlu National Park in the Northern Territory to see whether the number of hollows was contributing to a decline in mammals that use the habitats.

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