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All things nature in Australia's Northern Territory Produced by volunteers with the TNP Landcare Group, supported by Landcare NT. Contact: territorynaturepodcast@gmail.com Artwork: AG Design, Canada.

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  1. Savanna gliders - part 1

    12/17/2025

    Savanna gliders - part 1

    Join us for the first of two episodes about the savanna glider - a marsupial of Northern Australia - with Dr Alyson Stobo-Wilson and Dr Teigan Cremona from Charles Darwin University. You can find more info and links relating to this episode here, and see below for timecodes for specific parts of the discussion. (For feedback or to find out about volunteering with us email territorynaturepodcast@gmail.com) (00:00) Intro (00:30) Alyson and Tegan's research (01:48) Describing the savanna glider (02:38) Gliding distance and variation in body size (04:59) Diet (12:00) Where in Northern Australia can you find them? (13:08) Predators of savanna gliders (14:52) Gliders' ecological role as pollen spreaders (15:27) Finding gliders at night (17:50) Communication among gliders (20:28) Social grouping (22:46) Living in tree hollows (23:14) Time in the pouch (24:18) Lifespan (24:45) Episode break (25:30) Evolution (27:59) Threats (32:33) What land managers can do (34:53) Indigenous people and gliders (38:19) What citizens can do (40:45) Monitoring to learn about Kimberley savanna gliders (43:37) Being a savanna glider (46:20) Outro This podcast is produced by the Territory Nature Podcast Landcare Group, a group of volunteers supported by Landcare NT Artwork for this episode: Sheduer Gondarra Podcast logo artwork: AG Design, Canada.

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