Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
Goannas (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 ...
Wombats | Bush Heritage Australia
Wombats are marsupials with brown, tan or grey fur and from their stubby tails to their large skulls they can measure 1.3m long and weigh 36kg. Often described as ‘stout’, ‘sturdy’ or ‘powerful’, they’re expert diggers with short, muscular legs and sharp claws. They normally waddle but can run at an impressive 40kph.
Kangaroos | Bush Heritage Australia
Kangaroos 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 ...
Bandicoots | Bush Heritage Australia
The name bandicoot is taken from the term ‘pandi-kokku’, which means ‘pig-rat’ in Telugu, an Indian language. There are seven species of bandicoots surviving in Australia. The Long-nosed Bandicoot has bristly grey-brown fur, a white underbelly and pointed ears, weighs around 1.5kg and is 30cm to 43cm long. The Northern Brown Bandicoot ...
Bilbies | Bush Heritage Australia
Bilbies were once found across 70% of Australia and are thought to have been here for up to 15 million years! The Bilby is about the size of a domestic cat. The male, which is larger than the female, grows to about 50cm from tip to tail, and weighs up to 2.5kg. Bilbies typically live for about 10 years. With long pinkish-coloured ears and silky ...
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 …
Native species | Bush Heritage Australia
Native species. 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 of existing reserves and opportunities for strategic partnerships.
Thorny Devils | Bush Heritage Australia
Also known as Mountain Devils, Thorny Lizards or Molochs. 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 ...
Bowerbirds | Bush Heritage Australia
Black-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis) Bowerbirds are most commonly found in PNG and northern Australia but extend into central, western and south-eastern Australia. Habitats include rainforest, eucalyptus and acacia forest, and shrublands. With the exception of the Catbird, bowerbirds are polyandrous, (several females mate with one male).
Healthy Country Protected Forever | Bush Heritage Australia
Dja Dja Wurrung & conservationists celebrate plan to heal country. DJAARA, the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, and national conservation not-for-profit Bush Heritage Australia yesterday launched a shared plan to guide landscape management across nearly 3,000 hectares of Bush Heritage-managed reserves in north-west Victoria.