Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195:reg:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 21815–24780

and squirrel gliders, but not as low as observed in the yellow-bellied glider (Goldingay & Jackson, 2004).
In traversing their home-ranges, the Mahogany Glider is highly mobile, travelling an average distance of 1,500 m (range from 600 to 3,400 m) each night (Jackson, 2000b). The distance travelled at different times of the year shows significant differences, with individuals traveling longer distances during late dry season to wet season and shorter distances during the early to middle dry season (Jackson, 2000b). Observations of the movements and diet of the Mahogany Glider (Jackson, 1998; 2000b) clearly show that rainforest and mangroves are rarely utilised or traversed.
The home-ranges of Mahogany Gliders appear to be actively defended, with both sexes being observed to travel around a foraging loop at least every second or third night, which appears to serve 2 functions:
1)        Maintaining the defence of the home-range.
2)        Serving to locate trees that will soon be in flower or fruiting, so that when current feed trees finish flowering or fruiting, the glider can move to a new food source (Jackson, 1998).
Mahogany Gliders typically forage by themselves (Jackson, 2000b). Where connectivity exists across a transport corridor, small fragments of mature vegetation on the opposite side of the corridor may be utilised as supplemental habitat for foraging (Asari et al., 2010). As a result, removal of small areas of connected habitat in such circumstances may reduce the ability of individuals to occupy an area.
Throughout their home-range, individual Mahogany Gliders have been observed to utilise between 3 and 9 dens each, with a total of 6 to 16 dens being used by socially monogamous pairs (Jackson, 2000b). The dens are typically located within trees of the family Myrtaceae, with the most common species utilised including Clarkson's Bloodwood (Corymbia clarksoniana), Poplar Gums (Eucalyptus platyphylla), and Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) (Jackson, 2000b). Other species that have been used occasionally include the Pink Bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia), Moreton Bay Ash (Corymbia tessellaris), Red Mahogany (Eucalyptus pellita), Swamp Mahogany (Lophostemon suaveolens), Cloudy Tea-tree (Melaleuca dealbata), Long-leafed Tea-tree (Melaleuca leucadendra), and Broad-leafed Tea-tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) (Jackson, 2000b). Dens are mostly occupied within living trees, though dead trees are occasionally used. The height of den trees varies greatly, ranging from 6.5 to 61.6 m, with nest entrances being 7 to 33 m above the ground (Jackson, 2000b). The aspect of the den and canopy cover appear to be important factors in determining den temperature, as den entrances that face north and have greater canopy cover are up to 7C cooler than those that face south or have little cover (Isaac et al., 2008).

3.2.4             Breeding
The Mahogany Glider has a distinct breeding season that occurs in the drier months