Channel 9 news features
Channel 9 news (Melbourne) recently featured a story highlighting work by VicForests and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's Arthur Rylah Institute to create additional habitat for the Leadbeater's Possum.
Please see a link to the story here - Victorian conservationists create artificial habitats for endangered possum
The most exciting part of this project so far is the fact that Leadbeater's Possums have been found living in man-made hollows.
Robert Green
VicForests CEO
Unique Possum research makes exciting find
The critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum has been found living in man-made hollows.
Remote sensor cameras have spotted Possums building nests in specifically designed hollows which have been carved into trees in forests around Warburton, Powelltown and Noojee.