The Squirrel Glider Local Area Management Plan aimed to expand the population to more than 1,000 animals and improve their habitat in a 10-kilometre radius of the Wirraminna Environmental ...

Squirrel gliders are listed as vulnerable in Australia They measure approximately 27 centimetres from nose to tail, when fully grown Gliders can jump between 50 and 100 metres from tree to tree ...

The squirrel gliders were initially slow to use the three glider poles, which act like stepping stones, and two rope bridges that cross the Hume Highway between Seymour and Benalla in north-east ...

A new species of flying squirrel has been found in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been dubbed Humboldt’s flying squirrel, in honor of the great naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The discovery ...

Since then, both the rope bridges and glider poles have become popular, with squirrel gliders crossing more than 2000 times. We’ve also detected common brushtail possums, ...

Aussie Ark has also celebrated the birth of its first captive-bred squirrel glider. New parents, Gamora and Starlord, welcomed a female joey called Hope. Initial health checks were conducted in ...

Flying squirrels don't actually fly; they glide through the air. While jumping from tree to tree, a flying squirrel will stretch a furry membrane called a patagia between its front and back feet.

Our Southern flying squirrel is slightly smaller with a less dense fur coat than its cousin, the Northern flying squirrel. Flying squirrels have large black eyes that give them excellent night vision.

Squirrel gliders were devastated by the 2020 bushfires too. Aussie Ark will build back squirrel glider populations with a holistic approach including nesting boxes, food source tree planting and feral ...

A squirrel glider who survived burns and dehydration from a bushfire in Queensland is recovering well, a local wildlife hospital reported on September 12.According to the wildlife hospital, the ...

They're marsupials and can be found in Australia, Tasmania, and other neighboring islands. And, these guys have to be on the lookout for snakes, and even house cats, which prey on them.