Great Southern cat cull

Bush Heritage has secured a highly competitive $1.6 million Game Changer Federal Government grant to work with eVorta and Timberscope to develop innovative methods for controlling feral cat populations across Australia.

The Conversation recently published an article about the devastating impact that rabbits have had and continue to exert on Australia plants, wildlife and landscapes.

Feral cats kill an estimated 2 billion animals in Australia every year, but nuanced solutions on Bush Heritage reserves and partnership properties across Australia are helping to turn the tide.

As Bush Heritage prepares to commence a first-of-its-kind program to return native species to the Fitz-Stirling landscape, Noongar Traditional Custodian Aunty Carol Pettersen reflects on the changes she’s seen in her lifetime.

How a fox stomach containing 63 centipedes could hold the key to understanding the effectiveness of feral predator management.

Feral goats are a major threat to our rangeland vegetation throughout Australia, where they roam the countryside largely unmanaged.

European Rabbits have a high impact on our conservation targets at Bon Bon. They compete with native herbivores for resources, supress native vegetation and provide a reliable food source for foxes ...

Restoration efforts on Bon Bon Station Reserve are allowing native animal populations to recover and laying the groundwork for the return of species not currently present in the region. 

For the first time, Bush Heritage and its partners have the ability to simultaneously control feral cats and foxes in the south coast region of Western Australia. Our efforts will help native species to rebuild their populations.

From the saltbush plains of Boolcoomatta in South Australia, to the sandy dunes of Ethabuka in Queensland, Bush Heritage staff are working hard to implement science-based methods to combat feral cats.

As part of the Seeding the Future Program, I undertook a PhD Internship with Bush Heritage Australia to study the changes in soil properties in response to destocking on Bon Bon Station Reserve, Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara Country.

When Lola Lange presents her research on the Pink Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri), she always delivers one jaw-dropping statement: there has been no research to date on the bird in Queensland… barely anything is known about the species.

We gratefully acknowledge Djaara (the Dja Dja Wurrung people), the Traditional Custodians of Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country) in central Victoria, for over 14 years of partnership.

When Bruce Hammond first laid eyes on the Breakaways at Evelyn Downs, he saw an opportunity to support the protection of one of the most significant parcels of Country for Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people. 

This year, at Eurardy Reserve on Nanda Country in mid-north Western Australia, we led an innovative project to restore the iconic understorey of annual wildflowers.