Improving landscape resilience to climate change in SEQ: the flying-fox roost & forage conservation pilot project

Grey-headed, black and little red flying-foxes are a vital component of the South East Queensland (SEQ) landscape. Development and changed land-use in the SEQ region and elsewhere has led to fewer available habitat areas and regular monitoring of day-time roosts or camps has shown a decline in flying-fox numbers; the grey-headed flying-fox is now listed nationally as vulnerable. The Improving landscape resilience to climate change in SEQ: the flying-fox roost & forage conservation pilot project, 2009-2011 worked towards improving landscape-level ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change through protecting, restoring and enhancing five roost sites and surrounding foraging habitat for flying-foxes in SEQ.