Kangaroos | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBKangaroos are of cultural and spiritual significance to Aboriginal people across Australia. Plus, their meat was, and continues to be, a staple protein source; pelts were used for clothing and rugs; and their skin crafted into water bags. Kangaroos are the world’s largest marsupials. A Red Kangaroo can weigh 90kg and can grow two metres tall.
Bandicoots - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBThe 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 has brown fur, a short tail, rounded ears and a slightly larger body (up to 2.1 kg and 47cm long). Bandicoots live between two to four years.
Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBGoannas 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 – often to the safety of water or a tree. The Sand Monitor is sometimes called Gould ...
Grass Trees - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBGrass trees epitomise the Australian bush: they’re beautiful, ancient, hardy, thrive in nutrient-poor soils and respond to wildfire by flowering profusely. Grass trees are iconic plants, recognisable even to budding botanists. All 66 species are only found in Australia. They're all perennial, flowering plants.
Native Australian Species - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBAcross our reserves and partnership properties we're protecting more than 9,000 native plant and animal 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
WEBThe Thorny Devil is marred with a wicked common name, and its Latin species name horridus doesn’t seem much better.It’s actually a harmless, slow-moving ant-eater, and horridus means bristly, referring to the reptile’s erect stance.. 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 ...
Platypus - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBA unique, venomous, semi-aquatic mammal that lays eggs and uses electroreception to find its prey. From top to tail, a platypus can be 60cm long. Males can weigh 3kg; females 1.7kg. In colder climates they can grow slightly larger, but don’t come close to the size of prehistoric platypuses, which were a metre long!
Healthy Country Protected Forever | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBush Heritage Australia. is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that protects ecosystems and wildlife across the continent. We use the best science, conservation and right-way knowledge to deliver landscape-scale impact. We’re on the ground, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the agricultural sector ...
Bettongs (Rat Kangaroos) - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBA bettong is about the size of a rabbit, with body length ranging from 30cm to 38cm among species. All bettongs have long tails, roughly equal to body length. Body weight ranges from 1.2 kg in the smallest species (Northern Bettong) to 2.8kg in the Rufous Bettong, the largest of the group. Males tend to be slightly larger than females.
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.
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