Leadbeater's Possum Detection Report – 288-517-0005 'Fruit Fly'
A nocturnal survey was undertaken by WOTCH on the morning of the 20th of November 2020 off Snobs Creek Road at VicForests scheduled logging coupe 288-517-0005. Throughout this nocturnal survey a critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) (LbP) was identified using a thermal imaging camera and recorded using a hand-held video camera. This report details the methods, results, discussion, and conclusion following this detection. Among other things, we conclude that VicForests must protect this LbP detection with a 1km Special Protection Zone (SPZ) buffer around the sighting, as recommended by the expert scientists at the Australian National University (ANU).