Daily archives: 20/01/2020

Last Saturday, a group of six Landcarers, aged 6 to 70, took themselves off to Gegedzerick Travelling Stock Reserve, the area surrounding the historic church atop the hill just north of Berridale. They had one question on their minds: how many of the dead ribbon gums lost to dieback contain hollows?  Why did they want to know?  Because hollows provide nests and shelter for birds, bats, marsupials, reptiles and frogs.  This includes a third of the animal species found on the Monaro that are listed as vulnerable or endangered (Table). Vulnerable and endangered Monaro species that use hollow-bearing and/or dead trees as lifecycle habitat.  (Data sourced from here and here).  Common Name NSW Status Birds   Eastern False Pipistrelle Vulnerable Gang-gang Cockatoo Vulnerable Glossy Black-Cockatoo Vulnerable Brown Treecreeper (eastern subspecies) Vulnerable Turquoise Parrot Vulnerable Barking Owl Vulnerable Powerful Owl Vulnerable Masked Owl Vulnerable White-bellied sea eagle Vulnerable Swift Parrot Endangered […]