It was a different kind of a year for our Pygmy Possum Project. More nesting boxes went up around the Bays and Northern Beaches, however, many were
different homes for a greater range of fauna. Read More . . .
It was a different kind of a year for our Pygmy Possum Project. More nesting boxes went up around the Bays and Northern Beaches, however, many were
different homes for a greater range of fauna. Read More . . .
It was another action packed year for the Western Shores Pygmy Possum Project with our nesting boxes once again providing valuable homes for small marsupials.
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The headlines called it ‘Australia’s Weird Winter‘. And it certainly was. On the lower Western Shores of Pittwater we experienced record low rainfall
and a huge leaf drop. But under our spotted gum canopy those resilient little marsupials still came knocking… Read More . . .
Right on cue the Feathertail Gliders have been sighted on Rocky Point. For the third year in a row the Gliders have appeared in Autumn to check out
suitable nesting boxes for the winter. Read More . . .
Sugar Glider Squad
In early August our newly formed Sugar Glider Squad comprising Hamish Cumming, Ethan Stidwill, Ruby Cumming and Luke Stidwill swung into action. They
decided on their nesting box locations, put up the boxes, provided some soft bedding for the inhabitants, and noted the GPS locations for the Northern
Beaches Council database. Read More . . .
The ongoing story of the Pygmy Possum Project continues to charm and delight local project people… Read More . . .
The ‘After Dark’ wildlife camera monitoring pilot, run by Rocky Point Bushcare, has attracted a grant from Greater Sydney Local Land Services. Read More . . .
Bronwyn Gould has confirmed a sighting of a feathertail glider in Morning Bay. A most pleasant surprise after numerous spider finds! Read More . . .
For those interested in birds, especially the large powerful night variety, this is the bird for you! Not only are they impressively large and seemingly fearless they are also a threatened species. Read More . . .
On Monday 7th December the Rocky Point Bushcare Group hosted Alf Britton, a knowledgeable small marsupial expert, to enlighten the group on all things Eastern Pygmy Possum (EPP) and Feathertail Glider (FTG), and to 'Walk the Nesting Boxes' to ensure we had them in the right places and determine what critter we had visiting some them. Read More . . .