Bush Gift 6-Card Bundle

There is nothing more timeless or Australiana than the wattle (f. Acacia). Found in every Australian state and territory, over one thousand species are found here.

The breeding males of the Purple-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus assimilis) sport chestnut shoulders and an azure crown, and are considered an extremely vocal and gregarious species.

Out on our reserves, doing the groundwork means early morning pitfall trapping surveys. To measure our impact on species recovery we collect ecological data like fauna surveys as a biodiversity indicator.

The cottage at Oura Oura and its adjacent walnut tree has played an important role in the history of the Australian conservation movement. It's here on this land, that formative meetings birthed an endeavour to privately protect Australia's most vulnerable ecosystems and species, in perpetuity.

Pilungah Reserve on Wangkamadla Country in Queensland encompasses 233,000 hectares on the fringe of the Simpson Desert. Fertile dune swales and temporary waterbodies are an important oasis for many desert animals.

This gift supports our work with the Martu people to help protect the Bilby in the Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area in WA.

The Thorny Devil also has one of the coolest gaits in the animal kingdom – it doesn’t just walk, it rocks! The Thorny Devil is vulnerable to habitat loss and disturbance. This gift card helps Bush Heritage protect the Thorny Devil’s habitat on our nature reserves in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

The biggest threats to Western Pygmy Possums are predation from both feral and native animals, and loss of habitat through land clearing. With three species of Pygmy Possum already extinct, we know how important it is to look after those precious few remaining.

The main threats to Wedge-tailed Eagles are land-clearing and the loss of nesting sites. This bushgift supports Bush Heritage’s work providing habitat and nesting sites for the endangered Tasmanian subspecies of the Wedge-tailed Eagle on our Liffey Valley Reserves. In doing so, we are ensuring these impressive eagles have ample nesting sites… and plenty of space to spread their wings!

The Stuart Mill Spider-orchid has a complex, interconnected relationship with its surrounding environment and is a good indicator of ecosystem health. Land clearing, over-grazing by livestock and feral herbivores and competition from invasive weeds have pushed the Stuart Mill Spider-orchid close to extinction and continue to threaten the species’ survival. This bushgift helps support Bush Heritage’s work on J.C. Griffin Reserve to provide a sanctuary for the threatened Stuart Mill Spider-orchid.

This iconic bird was once seen in large flocks across the cape, but now there are estimated to be only between 780 and 1,100 individuals left in the wild. Alwal is at high risk from larger predatory birds that ambush the ground-foraging parrot from nearby woody vegetation.

Boolcoomatta Reserve is a sprawling 63,000 hectare sanctuary for arid-zone plant and wildlife species. Once a sheep station, its sweeping plains boast saltbush shrub lands, classic Red Gum creeks and ephemeral wetlands. This gift helps protect all the species that call Boolcoomatta home.

We're fortunate enough to have a particular Verticordia only found on, and named after, our Eurardy Reserve: Verticordia x eurardyensis. This bushgift supports our work protecting Featherflowers on our Eurardy, Kojonup and Fitz-Stirling reserves in WA.

By purchasing this bundle of bushgifts you're supporting Bush Heritage Australia’s conservation work. From lush temperate Tasmanian rainforests to Olkola, the home of the Golden-shouldered Parrot in far north Queensland, your gift will make a lasting impact on the landscapes that make Australia so unique.