Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
Goannas are surprisingly good climbers. In fact, Lace Monitors are known as Tree Goannas and are thought to eat more bird eggs than other goanna species.. While they may appear slow, goannas are fast runners and will sprint short distances on their hind legs – …
Kangaroos | Bush Heritage Australia
Red Kangaroos are found over most of arid Australia, preferring flat open plains.Eastern Greys are found from Cape York to Tasmania; Western Greys have an equally wide distribution, from Western Australia to Victoria (both species prefer denser vegetation).. Antilopine Kangaroos live across northern Australia in monsoonal tropical woodlands, and …
Bandicoots | Bush Heritage Australia
We help to conserve two species on our reserves: the Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) and the Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus) – and a further two species through our Wunambal Gaambera partnership (Golden Bandicoot) and The Midlands Conservation Partnership in Tasmania (Eastern Barred Bandicoot).. The Long-nosed Bandicoot has bristly grey-brown fur, a white underbelly and ...
Thorny Devils | Bush Heritage Australia
Thorny Devil behaviour. Head-bobbing and leg-waving is how a male Thorny Devil attracts a mate. Courtship complete, the female then lays 3 to 10 eggs in a chamber burrowed 30cm deep in the soil. Depending on the temperature, the eggs hatch after three to four months.
Koalas | Bush Heritage Australia
Weighing 4kg to 15kg, Koalas are among the largest tree-dwelling marsupials. Males are up to 50% bigger than females. Mostly active at night, with their sharp claws and opposable digits, Koalas are most at home high in the tree canopy and come down to ground only to move trees or to another habitat patch.They get all the moisture they need from gum leaves and only need water in …
Healthy Country Protected Forever | Bush Heritage Australia
Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that protects ecosystems and wildlife across the continent. We use the best…
Wombats | Bush Heritage Australia
Wombat wisdom. A group of wombats is actually called a 'wisdom'. (Another additional to the wonderful list of unusual Aussie animal collective nouns, which includes: a murder of crows, a parliament of owls and a parade of echidnas).
Land clearing | Bush Heritage Australia
Every year, land clearing encroaches further and further into Australia’s natural habitats. The large-scale destruction of native woodlands, forests, wetlands and grasslands is widely considered the biggest threat to biodiversity in the country – jeopardizing species health and our own livelihoods and wellbeing.
Bilbies | Bush Heritage Australia
Bilbies are generalist animals and were once found across 70% of Australia.Today they’re restricted to around 15% – the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, the Gibson, Little and Great Sandy Deserts, the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, and the Mitchell Grasslands of southwest Queensland.. Bilbies use their strong forelimbs and claws to build extensive tunnels ...
Native species | Bush Heritage Australia
Across our reserves and partnership properties we're protecting more than 9,000 native species – including hundreds of threatened species. We focus work in our priority landscapes – areas selected on the basis of national biodiversity priorities, location …