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Save the TreesIt can take over 100 years for eucalyptus trees to form hollows suitable for habitation by our wildlife. Birds and many other native animals require the tree hollows to raise their families. Without suitable homes, animals such as the Greater Glider will not breed, and colonies will die out. There is always fierce competition for the limited hollows available between birds, possums, gliders and bats. Retaining old habitat trees and cultivating young ones for the future are important steps for preserving our native wildlife.
It is not only the forests, remote from our homes, that are losing old trees and their dependent mammals, birds, reptiles and insects. These essential trees are also disappearing from our suburbs and backyards. You can help by retaining trees and native vegetation on your property and lobby governments to retain protective vegetation as habitat for wildlife. Low growing trees and shrubs are also used for food and shelter by many native species. Retaining a complete habitat provides maximum protection for all wildlife. The hollows in old trees are homes for many species of Australian native birds. These include Lorikeets, Rosellas and other parrots, Dollar Birds, Wood Ducks and Owls. Tree hollows are essential as they provide birds with shelter and a place to nurture their young away from predators and the weather. Without tree hollows many animals and birds will become extinct.
The Australian Nestbox Company
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