Protect trees with hollows, and fallen logs and debris

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Tree hollows and fallen logs provide important homes for Australian wildlife, but they’re disappearing at an alarming rate. Hollow-bearing trees are especially important because many species use these hollows to nest and raise their young.

Tree hollows take hundreds of years to form. They are disappearing quickly due to land clearing and are not easily replaced. Keeping and protecting old trees with hollows, including fallen trees and debris, is essential for the future of native birds and animals.

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Let’s work together to protect the homes of the wildlife we love

• Retain and protect all trees with hollows, even dead ones.
• Allow for regeneration and re-growth of native vegetation.
• Leave fallen logs and debris on the ground.
• Allow leaf litter, fallen logs and branches to accumulate, including around farm dams.
• Fence remnant bushland, isolated trees, stream banks and rocky areas. 
• Consider installing nest boxes if there are very few natural hollows.

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Photo: Gang-gang Cockatoos searching for a suitable hollow. Photo taken by Tony Willis (BirdLife Southern NSW ‘Photo of the Month’).