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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Healthy Country Protected Forever | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBush Heritage set to tackle single greatest driver of mammal extinctions with AI. Bush Heritage has secured a highly competitive $1.6 million Game Changer Federal Government grant to work with eVorta and Timberscope to develop innovative methods for controlling feral cat populations across Australia. Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for ...
Dingoes - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBDingoes descend from Asian canids. Research into their origin and the timing of their arrival is ongoing. Analysis of the genetics of both the Dingo and the closely related New Guinea Singing Dog provides evidence that they arrived in Oceania at least 8,300 years ago. 1 Regardless of the exact timing of their arrival, Dingoes are considered native to Australia.
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.
Cockatoos | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBAs well as Australia, cockatoos can be found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. Of the Australian species, Galahs are the most widespread, occurring over most of the country.Along with the Cockatiel, Galahs are nomadic, open country specialists that feed on grass seeds and move in flocks over large areas to find food.
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