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Bush Heritage Australia plays a leading role in Gondwana Link and broader conservation efforts, helping to reconnect fragmented ecosystems and ...
In a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape conservation strategies for one of Australia’s most endangered birds, researchers have uncovered a population of more than 250 plains-wanderers ...
In a ground-breaking discovery, researchers found more than 250 Plains-wanderers thriving in habitat nobody expected the species to use. Bush Heritage Australia’s most expansive season of Big Sky ...
Did you know that there can be more organisms in one teaspoon of soil than there are people on the planet? If your answer is "No!”, you're not alone. But while soil is critical to healthy ecosystems, ...
At first sight, the dry landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands seems an unlikely contender for the title of ‘National Biodiversity Hotspot’. There are only 15 of these hotspots in Australia; areas with ...
A vegetation-rich pastoral property is using an innovative method to measure landscape health. Sprawling across 167,570 hectares in the Murchison region of Western Australia, Austin Downs teems with ...
A recent trip to Kojonup Reserve confirms our resident Red-tailed Phascogale population is thriving and diverse. Emerging from a nestbox, the phascogale springs into life, descending the tree in swift ...
The Australian bush is remarkably resilient to fire, and that’s in no small part thanks to the combined services of many native animals. Without Wedge-tailed Eagles, we would have a much harder job ...
Near my house, in Melbourne’s west is one of the city’s incredible aquatic arteries – the mighty Maribyrnong River, Wurundjeri Country. Here, I’ve had the pleasure of walking along the river habitat ...
In July 2021, Wangkamadla people’s rights to over 3 million hectares of their country in far western Queensland were formally recognised in a native title determination. To celebrate, the ...
In May a chance came up to volunteer on Tarcutta Hills Reserve in NSW, to do a rabbit survey on the newly acquired block that's been added to the reserve. This was an exciting opportunity because it ...
Sourcing seeds from afar to give eucalypts a chance against climate change. Eleanor Hetharia, Bush Heritage’s Head of Region South-East, will never forget what she saw at Nardoo Hills Reserve in early ...