At dusk on the 20 March 2012 bird watcher David Koffel observed a large gliding possum glide between trees at the southern end of Lady Carrington Drive in Royal National Park. David reported his observation to the Royal National Park Visitors Centre and a spotlighting excursion was organised to investigate the sighting. On the 30 March 2012 David Koffel, Debbie Andrew and Glen Harvey located the glider and confirmed its identity as a greater glider Petauroides volans. This was the first confirmed observation of a greater glider in Royal National Park since the wildfire of 1994, 18 years prior, which burnt more than 90% of Royal National Park and 50% of neighbouring Garawarra State Conservation Area. An account of the sightings and background to the observations are provided.
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March 20 2014
Rediscovery of the Greater Glider Petauroides volans (Marsupialia: Petauroidea) in the Royal National Park, NSW.
Debbie Andrew;
Debbie Andrew
1
Office of Environment and Heritage NSW, 43 Bridge St, Hurstville, NSW, 2220
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David Koffel;
David Koffel
2
Dame Mary Gilmore Rd, Oatley, NSW, 2223
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Glenn Harvey;
Glenn Harvey
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Office of Environment and Heritage NSW, NPWG, Metro south-west region, Sutherland, NSW, 2232
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Ken Griffiths;
Ken Griffiths
4
Wallawa St, Heathcote, NSW, 2233
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Michael Fleming
Michael Fleming
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Office of Environment and Heritage NSW, 43 Bridge St, Hurstville, NSW, 2220
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 37 (1): 23–28.
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Debbie Andrew, David Koffel, Glenn Harvey, Ken Griffiths, Michael Fleming; Rediscovery of the Greater Glider Petauroides volans (Marsupialia: Petauroidea) in the Royal National Park, NSW.. Australian Zoologist 1 January 2014; 37 (1): 23–28. doi: https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2013.008
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