Funding fight over animal that 'disappeared from science' for 100 years
We have so many endangered species with no basic funding," she said."Around Australia, there are so many amazing species that are all 'pick me, pick me' and there are so many brilliant groups working for these animals."We're all fighting the same battles.
- ▪We have so many endangered species with no basic funding," she said."Around Australia, there are so many amazing species that are all 'pick me, pick me' and there are so many brilliant groups working for these animals."We're all fighting th
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Mahogany glider advocate says endangered animals are in 'fight' for fundingJBy James TugwellABC North QldTopic:ConservationPosted Sat 25 Jul 2026 at 10:20amSat 25 Jul 2026 at 10:20amSat 25 Jul 2026 at 10:20amMahogany gliders live in forests along a small stretch of coastline north of Townsville. (Supplied: Daryl Dickson)abc.net.au/news/mahogany-glider-funding-endangered-threatened-species/106943922Link copiedShareShare articleNobody knows for sure how many endangered mahogany gliders, which "disappeared from science" for a century, still exist in their little pocket on the North Queensland coastline.That is half the problem; the other half is that there is no funding to find out.The small gliders are an example of the fight endangered-animal support groups face for funding and how a…
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