Works cited

1. Who We Are — Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.macedonrangeswildlifenetwork.com.au/about
2. www.mrsc.vic.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Live-Work/Environment/Animals-of-the-Macedon-Ranges/Locally-significant-species#:~:text=The%20Macedon%20Ranges%20is%20rich,include%20Platypus%2C%20Wombats%20and%20Koalas.
3. Animals of the Macedon Ranges, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Live-Work/Environment/Animals-of-the-Macedon-Ranges
4. Nature and wildlife, Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/daylesford-and-the-macedon-ranges/see-and-do/nature-and-wildlife
5. Environment – Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group, accessed March 20, 2025, https://mrsg.org.au/environment
6. Locally significant species – Macedon Ranges Shire Council, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Live-Work/Environment/Animals-of-the-Macedon-Ranges/Locally-significant-species
7. Living with wildlife – Macedon Ranges Shire Council, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Live-Work/Environment/Animals-of-the-Macedon-Ranges/Living-With-Wildlife
8. Wildlife, Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.visitmelbourne.com/regions/daylesford-and-the-macedon-ranges/see-and-do/nature-and-wildlife/wildlife-and-zoos
9. Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia – eBird, accessed March 20, 2025, https://ebird.org/region/AU-VIC-MAC
10. Frogs of the Macedon Ranges, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/3/live-amp-work/environment/frogs-of-macedon-factsheet.pdf
11. Powerful Owl – The Australian Museum, accessed March 20, 2025, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/powerful-owl/
12. peregrinefund.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/owls/powerful-owl#:~:text=What%20They%20Eat,wallabies%2C%20and%20even%20young%20koalas!
13. animalia.bio, accessed March 20, 2025, https://animalia.bio/powerful-owl#:~:text=Habits%20and%20Lifestyle&text=They%20frequently%20roost%20during%20the,and%20woodlands%20in%20their%20range.
14. Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions – Phascogale tapoatafa subsp. (brush-tailed phascogale (Kimberley)) – DCCEEW, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/f4832022-edc6-43d2-a367-565b1a821d1e/files/consultation-document-brush-tailed-phascogale-kimberley.pdf
15. en.wikipedia.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush-tailed_phascogale#:~:text=This%20species%20is%20a%20nocturnal,eggs%20has%20also%20been%20recorded.
16. animaldiversity.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phascogale_tapoatafa/#:~:text=Food%20Habits,they%20generally%20avoid%20eating%20carrion.
17. Wildlife-Friendly-Fencing-Brochure, accessed March 20, 2025, https://wildlifefriendlyfencing.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Wildlife-Friendly-Fencing-Brochure.pdf
18. Greater Glider – Environment, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/threatened-species-fact-sheets/greater-glider
19. Greater Glider – Environment, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/threatened-species/greater-glider
20. www.qld.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/conservation/threatened-species/featured-projects/greater-glider#:~:text=Greater%20gliders%20shelter%20in%20their,and%20clumsy%20on%20the%20ground.
21. www.lls.nsw.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/help-and-advice/natural-resource-management/threatened-species/greater-glider#:~:text=The%20diet%20of%20a%20Greater,high%20up%20in%20the%20canopy.
22. en.wikipedia.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_glider
23. Victorian Naturalist – Macedon Ranges Shire Council, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/live-amp-work/environment/article-victorian-naturalist-journal-william-terry-brown-toadlets-at-bald-hill-reserve-august-2017-d17-70373.pdf
24. Brown Toadlet – SWIFFT, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/sp_brown_toadlet.php
25. American Toad Fact Sheet – NJ.gov, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/education/am_toad.pdf
26. Platypus | Environment, land and water – Queensland Government, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/animals/discovering-wildlife/platypus
27. www.wildlife.vic.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/114038/Platypus.pdf
28. How eDNA technology is tracking hidden platypus populations in Melbourne creeks, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.melbournewater.com.au/about-us/what-we-do/news/how-edna-technology-tracking-hidden-platypus-populations-melbourne-creeks
29. Fungi of the Wombat Forest and Macedon Ranges – Alison Pouliot, accessed March 20, 2025, https://alisonpouliot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wombat_Fungus_Guide_POULIOT.pdf
30. australian.museum, accessed March 20, 2025, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/#:~:text=Platypus%20behaviour&text=The%20Platypus%20is%20largely%20a,sounds%20when%20disturbed%20or%20handled.
31. en.wikipedia.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus
32. www.wildlife.vic.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/114430/Common-Wombat_fact-sheet-April-2020.pdf
33. en.wikipedia.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat#:~:text=Ecology%20and%20behaviour,-Wombat%20burrow%20and&text=They%20generally%20move%20slowly.,4%20ha%20(10%20acres).
34. Koala facts | Environment | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland, accessed March 20, 2025, https://environment.desi.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/koalas/facts
35. State of Victoria – Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Committee inquiry into the status, health and sustainability of Australia’s Koala population, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=854dd53a-9ddd-4c35-8e30-d4823544133d
36. www.wwf.org.uk, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/koala#:~:text=Koalas%20are%20folivore%20specialists%2C%20feeding,to%20most%20animals%20when%20ingested.
37. environment.desi.qld.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://environment.desi.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/koalas/facts#:~:text=Behaviour,and%20around%20dawn%20and%20dusk.
38. Eastern Grey Kangaroo | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.columbuszoo.org/animals/eastern-grey-kangaroo
39. www.wildlife.vic.gov.au, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/114034/Eastern-Grey-Kangaroo.pdf
40. en.wikipedia.org, accessed March 20, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_grey_kangaroo#:~:text=Eastern%20grey%20kangaroos%20are%20gregarious,the%20middle%20of%20the%20day.
41. Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network, accessed March 20, 2025, https://www.mrra.asn.au/archive1/arc1-community/Spotlight/Macedon%20Ranges%20Wildlife%20Network/MRWN.htm