Banded vegetation, with its intriguing ‘tiger stripe’ patterns of bare and vegetated ground, is a striking feature of arid ...

Bush Heritage Australia is a leading conservation not-for-profit protecting ecosystems and wildlife in landscapes across the continent.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

See the places we protect for more information on individual reserves and partnerships.

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 ...

A master of camouflage, when it's not mistaken for an owl, the Tawny Frogmouth can easily be confused with a tree branch! Their plumage is mottled grey, white, black and rufous – the feather patterns ...

The fish was an important source of food to Indigenous people. Its cultural significance differs depending on the Indigenous nation and the area inhabited. One of the most common stories comes from ...

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 ...

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 ...