Fauna monitoring in council’s environmental reserves

Doonan Creek Doonan Wetlands Forest Park Environmental Reserve Nature Refuge Nature Refuge

The Avenue, Peregian Springs Doonan Bridge Road, Doonan Lindsay Road, Buderim 340 hectares 47 hectares 36 hectares

Environment Levy purchased 2004

Upper Mooloolah Bobbie Sattler Nature Refuge Nature Refuge

Glens Road, Balmoral Ridge Doonan Pierce Avenue, Bells Creek 43 hectares Eumundi 40 hectares

Coolum Ninderry

Kenilworth Marcoola

Mapleton Cambroon Flaxton

Palmwoods Environment Levy purchased 2001 and 2004 Buderim Environment Levy purchased in 2002

Warana Conondale Eudlo

Maleny Mooloolah River Ben Bennett

Nature Refuge Bushland Park

Caloundra Peachester Stevens Road, Glenview South Queen Street, Caloundra 13 hectares 20 hectares Glass House Mountains North

Beerburrum

Environment Levy Land Acquisitions

Environment Levy purchased 2004 Other State and Council Protected Areas

Glass House Mountains Bells Creek Environmental Reserve Esplanade Riparian Reserve

Sahara Road, Glass House Mountains Esplanade, Coochin Creek Bells Creek Esplanade, Pelican Waters 38 hectares 20.5 hectares 81.6 hectares 5.0955 07/15 www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au 07 5475 7272 Sunshine Coast Fauna Monitoring Project

Ten reserves. Four years. $570,000. Sunshine Coast Council is conducting the largest fauna monitoring project of its kind in council managed environmental reserves to understand exactly what wildlife is living in these conservation areas to improve management practices.

Found so far at Bells Creek Riparian Reserve

© Museum, Gary Cranitch. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch.

Echnida (Tachyglossus aculeatus) Squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) Yellow footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) Along with the platypus, these are the only egg This glider can glide up to 50 metres from tree The male of the species dies shortly after mating. laying mammals in Australia. to tree.

© Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell.

Copper-back brood frog (Pseudophryne raveni) Southern boobook owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Water mouse (Xeromys myoides) Males will let out a drawn out eeaaaaak sound The southern boobook is the smallest and most The water mouse is one of Australia’s rarest

from below cover on solid ground. common of Australia’s owls. rodents. 50955 07/15

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