Leadbeater's Possum Detection Report – 483-501-0026 'Ladder'
A nocturnal survey was undertaken by WOTCH on the morning of the 19th of September 2020 along Buddies Track within VicForests scheduled logging coupe 483-501-0026 ‘Ladder’. 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).