Interestingly though, sugar glider predation pressure is not the same at all regions across Tasmania where swift parrots breed. For instance, sugar gliders are absent from Tasmania’s offshore ...

Sugar gliders, which were introduced to Tasmania from Victoria in the early 1800s, have been shown to have a devastating impact on the swift parrot's breeding success. A swift parrot safety zone ...

The five-year study by a team at the Australian National University found the parrots were heavily preyed upon by sugar gliders and recommended breeding areas be protected from logging.