Roads and Maritime Services has developed and implemented a wide range of design and management measures to mitigate and offset impacts to native wildlife.

Sugar gliders are found around the Sapphire to Woolgoolga project, north of Coffs Harbour.

They are social and nocturnal animals, currently listed as vulnerable under NSW legislation and unlisted under Commonwealth Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999).

Sugar gliders, Squirrel gliders and Feathertail gliders have been recorded making numerous glide crossings of the Pacific Highway at this location.

Glider poles and a widen median on this section of the highway help them to safely make this crossing.

Monitoring reports

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Wildlife structures

Fauna underpass
Fish ramps
Completed fauna fencing
Escape ramp
Glider poles
Fauna furniture
Refuge poles

Updates & announcements

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Monitoring fauna structures

When highways are built, we must provide opportunities that allow wildlife to safely cross the highway to minimise impacts on access to foraging and breeding habitat. As part of our connectivity strategy we have been monitoring data for more than 16 years to understand what species are using the crossing structures.
Monitoring Fauna Structures
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Fauna connectivity strategy and rootballs

Fauna Connectivity is an important, long term, environmental strategy that provides animals with structures to pass under or over the Pacific Highway so that their habitats remain connected on each side. In the past year logs have been salvaged from cleared land and the root balls at the base of the trees have been harvested.
Root balls - April 2017
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Nest boxes

A project which aims to provide nest boxes for use by a range of native animal species has started as part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade.
Nest boxes
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Wildlife contact

For further information about wildlife please contact:
1800 653 092
pacific.highway@rms.nsw.gov.au