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 ...
Preventing soil erosion | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBErosion occurs when the soil crust and its cover of vegetation is damaged. The soil crust is made up of lichens, leaf litter and soil invertebrates that together protect the soil surface and increase its ability to absorb water. The poor placement or design of tracks, dams and infrastructure, over-grazing and the compaction of the soil, often ...
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.
Koalas | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBKoalas. Scientific name Phascolarctos cinereus. These tree-dwelling marsupials are the only surviving members of the Phascolarctidae (Greek for 'pouched bear') family, whose closest living relatives are the wombats. Koalas are possibly our most iconic native animals; instantly recognisable worldwide as a symbol of Australia and found nowhere else.
Controlling invasive species | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBMonitoring and science. We monitor native and feral species numbers on our reserves using motion sensing cameras, trapping, spotlighting and the use of sandpads to capture tracks. This allows us to understand how our control programs are impacting on feral numbers and in turn how this is benefiting native species populations.
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.
Reedy Creek | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBReedy Creek. Established 2004. Area 475 ha. Location 130km north-west of Bundaberg. Traditional Custodians Bailai, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang & Taribelang Bunda peoples. The land boasts rare vine-forest communities, riparian melaleuca forests and corymbia woodlands. Reedy Creek itself forms a complex bird, freshwater fish …
Victoria | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBOur reserves in Victoria protect over 2,600 hectares. Part of a network of conservation properties protecting and reconnecting native habitat within the Kara Kara-Wedderburn region of north-central Victoria. It's named after generous donors. Characterised by a granite outcrop rising 314m above sea level, Buckrabanyule is a site of cultural ...
Careers | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBCaption of this imageIntroducing Bush Heritage Australia. Staff benefits include: Great life-work balancewith flexible work arrangements. Professional developmentincluding access to LinkedIn Learning. Access to 20 days personal leaveper year, 10 available from day one. We also offer cultural leave and gender transition leave. Remote staff are ...
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.