Queensland | Bush Heritage Australia
Rescued from developers in 1993, it’s part of Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The most striking feature is its Fan Palms, which grow up to 15 metres and form a dense canopy in the mesophyll vine forest. Olkola Country’s healthy woodlands and grasslands are the largest remaining stronghold for the endangered Golden-shouldered ...
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 ...
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.
Victoria | Bush Heritage Australia
Our 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 Caroline and Terry Bellair. Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus} in tree on Nardoo Hills Reserve.
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 ...
The devastating impact of rabbits | Bush Heritage Australia
Nov 12, 2021 · The Conversation recently published an important article about the devastating impact that rabbits have had and continue to exert on Australia plants, wildlife and landscapes. The article summarises the findings of a review paper published in the Journal Restoration Ecology, the lead author of which is Bush Heritage's ecologist Graeme Finlayson.
Places | Bush Heritage Australia
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Accessibility | Bush Heritage Australia
By downloading (it’s FREE) the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader you’ll be able to: Have your operating system read PDF files aloud. Have greater control when using screen readers. Evaluate the accessibility of an Adobe PDF file. If you have any problems downloading PDF documents, print versions or alternative formats are available on ...
Tasmania | Bush Heritage Australia
The birthplace of Bush Heritage, we have 5 reserves in the area – Liffey River, Coalmine Creek, Drys Bluff, Glovers Flat and Oura Oura. In 2013 Liffey River and Coalmine Creek were added to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. South Esk Pine trees on the banks of the Apsley River, just north of , typically rely on fire to release seeds.
Hamelin | Bush Heritage Australia
Abutting the shore of Hamelin Pool and the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Hamelin Reserve is a former sheep station of exceptional conservation importance. The Shark Bay area supports some 240 bird species (about 35% of Australia’s total), as well as many plants, reptiles and mammals. Covering 202,644 hectares, Hamelin is in a transitional ...