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Fauna Monitoring

Nestbox fauna monitoring along the Darebin Creek

Overview

There are currently about 50 nestboxes along the Darebin Creek between Plenty Road and Darebin Parklands. Twenty further boxes will be added in early 2023.

Nestboxes are located in clusters of 10 or more, and are being monitored by volunteers from Friends of Darebin Creek and the local community. In order to protect the inhabitants, we haven’t publicly disclosed their exact location.

Results

  • Reservoir cluster – 9 nestboxes.
    September: 3 Krefft's gliders and 4 brushtails inhabiting boxes.
    January: 7 Krefft's gliders, 2 brushtails and 2 ringtails.
  • North Preston cluster – 13 nestboxes.
    August: 4 Krefft's gliders and 5 brushtail possums inhabiting boxes.
    January: 6 Krefft's gliders, 4 brushtails and 2 ringtails.
  • South Preston cluster – 9 nestboxes.
    October: 1 Krefft's glider.
    January: 3 Krefft's gliders, 3 ringtails and 1 brushtail.
  • Thornbury cluster – 15 nestboxes.
    September: 5 brushtails and 3 ringtails in boxes. No takeup of sugar gliders boxes yet.
    January: 6 Krefft's gliders, 8 brushtails and 3 ringtails. A huge improvement!

Gallery

sugar gliders in nesting box
Possum in nesting box
Kookaburra with skink near nesting box
Possum in nesting box
Possum nesting box
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