By Kirra Livingstone
GLENVIEW local, Steve Chumbley, has developed specialised nest boxes for greater, feathertail, and sugar gliders to support wildlife in the Sunshine Coast area.
Steve designed these nest boxes to be used at local national parks and homes nearby.
These nest boxes address the need for hollow-dependent animals, as 40% of Australian mammals rely on tree hollows, which are increasingly rare.
After prolonged research, Steve’s boxes he has designed and built are made from thick plywood has camouflage, offers better insulation.
Steve will be doing a talk at UniSC to discuss his work and research into glider nest boxes, which will include an interactive workshop, where people can build their own nest boxes. He has installed some of the boxes, but it can take years for gliders to inhabit them.
Steve aims to rent out designs for others to build their own, and will endeavour to get nest boxes installed at local national parks.
Email nestboxes1@gmail.com for more info.