Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
Monitors are commonly dark-coloured or white and orange-yellow in the desert. Most have camouflage bands, speckles or spots relating to their environments, though these differ between species and age groups. They can live up to 40 years in the wild. Goannas are surprisingly good climbers. In fact, Lace Monitors are known as Tree Goannas and are ...
Preventing soil erosion | Bush Heritage Australia
Preventing soil erosion. Erosion 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 ...
Fire management | Bush Heritage Australia
Our Fire Management Program includes staff training, site-specific fire management and response plans, assessing and managing fuel loads, creating fire breaks, managing access tracks and coordinating with neighbours. This preparation helps us respond to and control summer bushfires, helping reduce their intensity and safeguarding ecological ...
Controlling invasive species | Bush Heritage Australia
Monitoring 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.
Thorny Devils | Bush Heritage Australia
Scientific name Moloch horridus. 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 its neck, which is thought to warn off predators. Devils can change colour to blend into their surrounds, appearing mostly grey, red, orange or yellow.
Agricultural partnerships | Bush Heritage Australia
Over 58% of the continent is dedicated to agriculture and around 50% of threatened species are found on private land. In contrast, only 22% of the continent is made up of protected areas. If we want to fulfill our purpose of returning the bush to good health, we recognise that we have to go beyond our reserve boundaries.
Mulgaras | Bush Heritage Australia
Mulgaras 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.
2030 Strategy | Bush Heritage Australia
2030 Strategy. We intend to deepen and double our impact by 2030 – protecting, restoring and regenerating a total of 30 million hectares of land (an area larger than the state of Victoria). With your help, we intend to: Work with farmers and other land managers to enhance biodiversity across over 10 million hectares of agricultural land ...
Restoring waterways | Bush Heritage Australia
Restoring the health of these waterways can take years. We’re tackling salt-affected waterways by working with neighbours and in regional partnerships to replant large areas of cleared land, control agricultural run-off and modify local land management techniques. Fencing pigs and other introduced herbivores out of natural springs and ...
Aboriginal partners | Bush Heritage Australia
Bush Heritage Aboriginal partnerships. Birriliburu rangers, Vanessa Westcott & Hamish Morgan. Photo Annette Ruzicka. Whistling Ducks on the Arafura Swamp. Photo Daniel Hartley-Allen. Guruwiling (Arafura Swamp) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in Arnhem Land and one of the largest contiguous paperbark swamps in Australia.