Victoria's Central Highlands
The mountain ash forestĀ of Victoria's Central Highlands is a critically endangered ecosystem (IUCN Red List). With numerous threatened species calling these forests home the need to protect this biodiverse landscape from industrial clearfell logging has never been greater. The photos below highlight the amazing wildlife and landscapes of this area.

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Toolangi

Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in Narbethong

Murrindindi River, Toolangi

Mountain Ash, Toolangi

Blechnum ferns and a Mountain Ash in Cambarville

Logged landscape, Rubicon

Silver wattle and the night sky, Baw Baw Plateau

Waterfall in the Acheron

Super-imposed leadbeater's possum, sugar glider and antechinus in Toolangi

Poweful owl (Ninox strenua) in the Yarra Ranges

Rainforest near Koala Creek, Cambarville

Wirra Willa Rainforest

Baw Baw Plateau

Creek flowing from the Baw Baw Plateau

Creek in the Acheron

Leadbeater's possums (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Toolangi

Leadbeater's possums (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Tanjil Bren

Leadbeater's possums (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Powelltown

Mt Torbreck

Cathedral Ranges

Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in Narbethong

Mountain Ash in Toolangi

Citizen Scientists (WOTCH)

Noojee Trestle Bridge

Toorongo River, Noojee

Mountain Ash forests, Rubicon
Threatened Species
Various IUCN listed threatened species

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Toolangi, Australia

Male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in Sepilok, Borneo

Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Danum Valley, Borneo

A pair of knobbed hornbills (Rhyticeros cassidix) in Tangkoko, Sulawesi

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother and joey in Nurrawong, Victoria

Helmeted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) in Yellingbo, Australia

Horsfield's tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus) in Danum Valley, Borneo

Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in Narbethong, Australia


Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) in Tangkoko, Sulawesi

Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in Narbethong, Australia

Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) in Tangkoko, Sulawesi

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Nurrawong, Victoria

A silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus) and her baby in Bako, Borneo

Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus) in Bako, Borneo

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in Sepilok, Borneo

Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) in Atherton tablelands, Australia

Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) in Kinabatangan, Borneo

Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Danum Valley, Borneo

Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) in Melbourne, Australia

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in Tanjil Bren, Australia

Eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) in Tasmania, Australia

Black-footed tree-rat also known as Djintamoonga (Mesembriomys gouldii) in Kakadu, Australia

Yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes) in Bawaka, Australia
