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The Monty Sugar Glider Project
Project purpose
• to re-establish our sugar glider population. • To engage the local community
in becoming wildlife stewards. • To create habitat links to
nearby wildlife corridors
Why sugar gliders
Montmorency
A bit about Monty
What has happened so far
Current focus
Engaging the community
Threats to sugar gliders and other Monty Wildlife • Phascogale on road photo
Solutions
Wildlife that could return to Monty
• Insects • Small marsupials
Birds
How council could help• Recognise work we are doing by Integrating our mapping
into the VPO’s • Follow through with plans for Pecks Dam • Support plantings in key areas of public land by schools
etc, allow us/schools on land to water and weed • Preserving and planting where needed eg vacant lots,
reserves, walk throughs etc • Develop an environmental plan with community input • Stronger community stronger partnership • Policing the vegie requirements for development
permits, location of building in relation to trees • Free trees
Where to from here• Web page • Boxes up in more reserves and local gardens • Regular monitoring of contents • Sugar glider spotlight evening – AGM 6.12.14 • Launch of bigger project – Monty Habitat Links
Refer Stepping Stones Habitat Links website • School partnerships, tree planting, rope
bridge