A Night in the Wild: Spotlighting Blue Range’s Nocturnal Fauna

Last Tuesday evening, 16 eager participants joined Ecologist Bert Lobert for a spotlighting event to look for hollow bearing fauna at Blue Range Camping and Picnic Area. Once darkness fell, we set out to observe the region’s nocturnal wildlife, and we weren’t disappointed. Our sightings included four southern greater gliders, five brush-tailed possums, and two ringtail possums.

A big thank you to Bert for sharing his knowledge and to everyone who came along for a night of wildlife discovery!

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