Editing Sugar glider (section)

=== Conservation ===
Under the prior taxonomy, the sugar glider was not considered [[endangered species|endangered]], and its conservation rank was "Least Concern (LC)" on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name="iucn"/> However, with newer taxonomic studies indicating that it has a small and restricted range, it is now thought to be far more sensitive to potential threats. For example, the species' native range was hit hard by the [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019-20 Australian bushfires]], which occurred just a few months prior to the publishing of the study indicating the true extent of its range. Sugar gliders use tree hollows, making them especially sensitive to intense fires.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stobo-Wilson|first1=Alyson|last2=Baker|first2=Andrew|last3=Cooper|first3=Steve|last4=Carthew|first4=Sue|last5=Cremona|first5=Teigan|title=A rare discovery: we found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast|url=http://theconversation.com/a-rare-discovery-we-found-the-sugar-glider-is-actually-three-species-but-one-is-disappearing-fast-142807|access-date=2021-06-20|website=The Conversation|date=16 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> However, despite the loss of natural habitat in Australia over the last 200 years, it is adaptable and capable of living in small patches of remnant bush, particularly if it does not have to cross large expanses of cleared land to reach them. Sugar gliders may persist in areas that have undergone mild-moderate selective logging, as long as three to five hollow bearing trees are retained per [[hectare]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wormington |first1=K. |last2=Lamb |first2=D. |last3=McCallum |first3=H. |last4=Moolooney |first4=d. |title=Habitat requirements for the conservation of arboreal marsupials in dry sclerophyll forests of southeast Queensland, Australia |journal=Forest Science |date=2002 |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=217–227 |doi=10.1093/forestscience/48.2.217 }}</ref> Although not currently threatened by habitat loss, the ability of sugar gliders to forage and avoid predators successfully may be decreased in areas of high [[light pollution]].<ref name=barber-m>{{cite journal|last1=Barber-Myer|first1=SM|title=Photopollution impacts on the nocturnal behaviour of the Sugar Glider (''Petaurus breviceps'')|journal=Pacific Conservation Biology|date=2007|volume=13|issue=3|pages=171–176|doi=10.1071/PC070171}}</ref>

[[Conservation in Australia]] is enacted at the federal, state and local levels, where sugar gliders are protected as a native species. The central conservation law in Australia is the [[Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act]] 1999 (EPBC Act).<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/conservation/index.html#framework Biodiversity Conservation]. Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2014-04-19.</ref> The [[National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974]] is an example of conservation law in the state of [[South Australia]], where it is legal to keep (only) one sugar glider without a permit, provided it was acquired legally from a source with a permit. A permit is required to obtain or possess more than one glider, or if one wants to sell or give away any glider in their possession. It is illegal to capture or sell wild sugar gliders without a permit.<ref>[http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/NATIONAL%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20ACT%201972.aspx South Australian Legislation]. Legislation.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2014-04-19.</ref>