Like a lot of Australia’s fauna, the Squirrel Glider’s habitat is being eroded by human population pressures. Now the small tree-loving marsupials are being offered new homes in a collaborative project between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Riverina TAFE. A "work-for-the-dole" team, using the TAFE workshops at Thurgoona, is currently constructing over 200 nest boxes for Squirrel Gliders, which will soon be placed in the conservation area between CSU and TAFE and other areas at Thurgoona. Three kilometres of barb wire fencing which can be hazardous to the gliders has been replaced, and five hectares of cleared land adjoining the area will be revegetated during 2007 to provide valuable food. The project will provide an important opportunity to study the habits of the sugar glider and it is also intended that local school students and Landcare groups will monitor the site.