Bush Heritage Australia is a leading conservation not-for-profit protecting ecosystems and wildlife in landscapes across the continent. Bushtracks is our quarterly magazine and a recap of our impact.
While you’re in the area the Red Rocks Walking Trail is another great walk to do. It covers 6km and will take at least 2.5 hours (return). Take plenty of water. The track hugs the coastline and ...
Grass 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 ...
With a wingspan reaching more than two metres, the Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey and one of the biggest eagles in the world. Once on the wing, they soar with ease, circling at ...
Across our reserves and partnership properties we're protecting more than 9,000 native species – including hundreds of threatened species. We focus work in our priority landscapes – areas selected on ...
We think strategically about everything we do. We buy and manage land in areas of high conservation value that are home to nationally significant ecosystems. Reserves are chosen based on our capacity ...
Why walk when you can hop? Australia's five species of hopping mice have long, narrow hind legs that allow them to hop quickly away from danger. Since European settlement, six species of hopping mouse ...
Tasmanian Devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials in the world and, for their size, have one of the most powerful bites of any mammal! Upset a Tasmanian Devil and you’ll quickly learn how it got ...
Along with the Platypus, Echidnas are monotremes – which are the only mammals that lay eggs. This waddling, well-camouflaged mammal is a very peculiar creature. Did you know a baby echidna is called a ...
We approach science in a way that embodies respect and encourages a richer outcome – a right-way science approach’. Science helps us identify conservation targets most in need of protection.