Article 6PW3Q It looks like a cross between a koala and a possum – and it’s in big trouble, Australian conservationists say

It looks like a cross between a koala and a possum – and it’s in big trouble, Australian conservationists say

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Petra Stock
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Queensland Conservation Council is urging the state government to protect the endangered greater glider population as logging continues

There is damning evidence" of logging occurring close to endangered greater glider populations, conservationists say as they call on the Queensland government to urgently act on a promise to create a park to protect the species.

Volunteers used drones in July to film logging in St Mary state forest near Maryborough, about three km from where gliders had been seen.

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