Four properties in the Greenbank area will be fitted with 16 solar-powered wildlife nesting boxes as part of a high-tech trial to monitor and map species in a less invasive way.
Boxes could be used by a range of species, including sugar, yellow-bellied, greater, and squirrel gliders, as well as possums, glossy black cockatoos, and other nesting birds.
Oxley Creek Catchment Association, which will deliver the project, program manager Phil Gunasekara said the boxes would enable monitoring of wildlife through motion sensors in a non-invasive way, and would contribute to conservation efforts.
Monitoring technology inside the nest boxes would also allow members of the public to peer into the worlds of wildlife living in our backyards and could be used as an educational tool.
“We’re working with Comfy Creatures, who have developed a nesting box that will allow members of the public to get a real-time look at what’s happening in a nesting box in parks and other green spaces,” Mr Gunasekara said.
“We’re grateful for the private landholders who have volunteered to host the trial boxes and to help us test the technology, and we’re hoping to work with Logan City Council to deploy these nesting boxes in Council reserves once the trials are complete.
“Initially, our specialists will work with landholders to develop a number of nesting box designs for a range of species, such as gliders, glossy black cockatoos, and others, to trial the technology and design.”
The trial, which will cost an estimated $210,000, has been funded through the council’s 2025 Envirogrants program provides funding to deliver a range of conservation projects across the city, according to a council media release.
Mayor Jon Raven said the Envirogrant program highlighted the important work being done by volunteers and wildlife carers to improve environmental outcomes in Logan.
“Our community is passionate about looking after our green spaces and native animals,” he said.
“I’d love to see wildlife carers receive more funding from Council, and it’s something I’ll be working on over the next 12 months.”
