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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

Sixty endangered greater gliders found in Victorian forests tagged for logging

Small black greater glider sits on a gumtree branch at night
Citizen scientists found 60 endangered greater gliders as well as other wildlife in 12 areas marked for timber harvesting. Photograph: Lisa Roberts

Citizen scientists have reportedly found about 60 endangered greater gliders in a dozen Victorian areas that have been targeted for logging.

The greater glider – one of the world’s largest gliding mammals – was listed as endangered earlier this year, only six years after first appearing on the national list of threatened species.

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