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There are a number of conservation measures in place to try and help the bilby, an endangered species of Australia. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has been studying and monitoring a bilby colony in far west Queensland since 1988, whilst scientific research on both the ground and from the air has surveyed south-west Queensland to study habits and numbers of the bilby. The Astrebla Downs National Park, a protected reserve, includes this western Qld colony. Already there have been successful reintroductions of captive-bred individuals into sites located in Western Australia and South Australia.
In addition, bilbies are being bred in captivity in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and South Australia. This ensures their protection, and there are plans to reintroduce captive-bred bilbies to their former habitat if necessary, to ensure the bilby's overall survival.
Further measures being considered are the removal or increased control of cattle and predators.
The Save the Bilby Fund has more information. See the related link.
You can also contact an organisation like WIRES and inquire with them.
To raise funds for the bilbies cause, Darrel Lea has been selling chocolate bilbies, which have led to a 25 sq km safe haven being erected in Currawinya National Park. On 19 April 2005, 30-40 bilbies were released, and another 6 in February 2006.
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∙ 14y agoThere are a number of conservation measures in place to try and help the bilby, an endangered species of Australia. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has been studying and monitoring a bilby colony in far west Queensland since 1988, whilst scientific research on both the ground and from the air has surveyed south-west Queensland to study habits and numbers of the bilby. The Astrebla Downs National Park, a protected reserve, includes this western Qld colony. Already there have been successful reintroductions of captive-bred individuals into sites located in Western Australia and South Australia.
In addition, bilbies are being bred in captivity in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and South Australia. This ensures their protection, and there are plans to reintroduce captive-bred bilbies to their former habitat if necessary, to ensure the bilby's overall survival.
Further measures being considered are the removal or increased control of cattle and predators.
The Save the Bilby Fund has more information. See the related link.
You can also contact an organisation like WIRES and inquire with them.
To raise funds for the bilbies cause, Darrel Lea has been selling chocolate bilbies, which have led to a 25 sq km safe haven being erected in Currawinya National Park. On 19 April 2005, 30-40 bilbies were released, and another 6 in February 2006.
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Are bilbies aggressive?
No. Bilbies are not aggressive.
Do bilbies migrate?
Bilbies do not migrate.
Do bilbies have pouches?
Yes Bilbies do have pouches.
Are bunnies and bilbies marsupials?
Bilbies are marsupials. Rabbits are not.
What are baby Bilbies?
Baby bilbies are known as joeys.
What are hurting the bilbies to make them endangered?
Foxes and cats, which have been introduced to Australia, are one of the main things hurting the bilbies. They successfully hunt bilbies, and their introduction resulted in the extinction of the Lesser bilby. Only the species known as the Greater bilby remains.Rabbits also hurt the bilbies indirectly. Their biggest competition for food has come from the introduced rabbit, Which completely decimate vast areas of native vegetation. Rabbits also burrow where the bandicoots burrow, but their burrows tend to cause the collapse of the bilbies' burrows, resulting in the bilbies being trapped, and suffocating.Man hurts the bilbies by impacting on their habitat. Bilbies used to be found throughout southern Australia, but as European settlement spread further out in search of good agricultural land, bilbies were pushed back into the desert.
Do dingoes eat bilbies?
Yes. Dingoes are predators of bilbies.
Do bilbies walk around when it is night?
Yes. Bilbies are nocturnal.
Do bilbies live in caves?
No. Bilbies dig burrows in the ground.
What do Bilbies do when they get frightened?
When frightened, bilbies hide in the burrows they dig.
Are bilbies Australian?
Bilbies are completely Australian, endemic to that continent alone.
When do bilbies hunt?
Like most marsupials, bilbies are nocturnal. This means they are more active at night. Therefore, bilbies hunt during the night.
