Deep in a tiny patch of majestic, tall forests lives a small and swift Victorian marsupial called the Leadbeater’s Possum. With bushfires and climate change threatening their habitat, they are at risk of extinction within the next 20-40 years. Join Arabella Eyre, Leadbeater's Possum Field Officer at Zoos Victoria, Joanne Antrobus from Parks Victoria and Steve Meacher from Friends of the Leadbeater’s Possum, for a walk through the towering trees of Yarra Ranges National Park, and learn how rangers, scientists, advocacy groups and community are working together to protect this endangered species and its tall forest habitat.

Learning from Landscapes is a Parks Victoria podcast made possible with funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action’s Faunal Emblems program.

Episode 1 - What do Forest Fairies, drinking water and carbon sinks have in common?

About 200 Helmeted Honeyeaters remain in the wild, and all of them live in a small, lush, swampy forest just under an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Take a walk through the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area on Wurundjeri Country with Sue Tardiff and Eliza Lamb from The Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater, and hear from Nick Bradsworth from Zoos Victoria and Ornithologist Bruce Quinn from DEECA to learn about how we can protect their habitat and help the population’s long-term recovery.

Learning from Landscapes is a Parks Victoria podcast made possible with funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action’s Faunal Emblems program.

Episode 2 - What can birdsong tell us about genetic diversity & swampy forest health?

In this nine-part radio series, Parks Victoria ranger describes the wonderful array of birds that call Gippsland parks their home, and how they are being protected and conserved.

Gippsland Birds - Part 2 - Migratory  Waders

Parks Victoria ranger Mike Irvine describes the amazing diversity of plants and animals found under the sea and how you can discover them for yourselves.

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