Kangaroos | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBKangaroos are the world’s largest marsupials. A Red Kangaroo can weigh 90kg and can grow two metres tall. Black Wallaroos, at around 20kg, are the smallest species. Kangaroos are famous for hopping and can reach speeds of 60kph, clearing more than 8m in a single bound! All kangaroos have short hair, powerful hind legs, small forelimbs, big ...
Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBGoannas (or Monitor Lizards) radiated from the north to Africa and Australia during the Miocene epoch, around 15 million years ago and have an important place in our history and culture. Perhaps the most famous monitor lizard is Indonesia’s Komodo Dragon, which can grow up to 3m long. Australia was once home to a giant (Varanus priscus) twice ...
Aboriginal partners | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBush Heritage Aboriginal partnerships. Birriliburu rangers, Vanessa Westcott & Hamish Morgan. Photo Annette Ruzicka. Whistling Ducks on the Arafura Swamp. Photo Daniel Hartley-Allen. Guruwiling (Arafura Swamp) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in Arnhem Land and one of the largest contiguous paperbark swamps in Australia.
Bandicoots | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBandicoots are solitary, terrestrial (non-climbing) and nocturnal marsupials. They’re highly active and have a running style described as a ‘gallop’! Bandicoots forage at night using their sensitive noses to smell out food. They then use their long, curved toes to dig out the underground fare. They’re opportunistic omnivores, eating ...
Thorny Devils | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBScientific name Moloch horridus. The Thorny Devil is a diurnal (day-active) reptile reaching 20cm in length. It’s covered in thorny spines and sports a ‘pretend’ head on the back of its neck, which is thought to warn off predators. Devils can change colour to blend into their surrounds, appearing mostly grey, red, orange or yellow.
Bilbies | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBilbies. Scientific name Macrotis lagotis. With long pinkish-coloured ears and silky, blue-grey fur, the Bilby has become Australia’s version of the Easter Bunny. Unlike the rabbit, bilby numbers are falling rapidly. There were originally two species but the Greater Bilby is now commonly referred to simply as ‘the Bilby’ as the Lesser ...
Grass trees | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBGrass trees are iconic plants, recognisable even to budding botanists. All 66 species are only found in Australia. They're all perennial, flowering plants. The smallest species grows to about 1m, others reach 6m tall. Grass tree leaves are narrow, linear and stiff. Where present, old leaves often hang down and form a ‘skirt’ around the base ...
Native species | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBNative species. Across our reserves and partnership properties we're protecting more than 9,000 native species – including hundreds of threatened species. – areas selected on the basis of national biodiversity priorities, location of existing reserves and opportunities for strategic partnerships.
Mulgaras | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBMulgaras have ginger to sandy-coloured fur, helping them camouflage in their desert environment. They have small ears, a short nose and long chubby tails where they store fat. From head to tail, males can be 30cm long and weigh up to 190g. Females are slightly smaller, but their tails remain roughly one third of their total length.
Agricultural partnerships | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBOver 58% of the continent is dedicated to agriculture and around 50% of threatened species are found on private land. In contrast, only 22% of the continent is made up of protected areas. If we want to fulfill our purpose of returning the bush to good health, we recognise that we have to go beyond our reserve boundaries.
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