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  • Peaks to Points Festival - Brisbane/Ipswich
    July 19, 2008 (1:00 am) - August 02, 2008 (11:59 pm)
    (Sustainability Info)

    Peaks to Points Festival - Communities caring for their Catchments

    The Peaks to Points Festival celebrates the diverse natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region, from the dramatic heights of Flinders Peak near Ipswich, to the...

  • Biosphere Workshop - The Gap, Brisbane
    July 26, 2008 (9:30 am - 1:00 pm)
    (Conferences)

    Discover why Queenslanders are advocating that over 1.5 million hectares of the state should become Biosphere Reserves

    In November 2007 the whole of the Noosa Shire (150,000ha) was listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve

    The Burnett Mary...

  • Peter Garrett at the Qld Press Club - Brisbane
    July 28, 2008 (12:00 pm)
    (Conferences)

    From the sand hills to the suburbs... steps towards a sustainable Australia
    Your invitation to hear from the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts

    The Queensland Media Club, representing the Queensland...

  • Feedback for draft SEQ Water Strategy ends
    July 31, 2008 (12:00 am)
    (Consultations)

    The Queensland Water Commission invites feedback on it's draft SEQ Water Strategy .

    Queensland Conservation will be preparing our response in due course and will post a link to it here.

    Meanwhile you'll find our first impressions here.

  • Ethics in Environmental Decision-making - Brisbane
    July 31, 2008 (1:30 pm)
    (Conferences)

    A half day forum by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand South East Queensland Division (EIANZ-SEQ)

     Environmental practice is fraught with ethical dilemmas in balancing the demands of clients, the expectations of agencies and...

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Related species

 

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Source: Australian Wildlife Conservancy website

 

  • The lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura) was last reported alive in north-eastern South Australia in 1931 and is now presumed extinct.
  • Its habitat was sandhills, where free surface water was rarely available. Like the greater bilby, the lesser bilby also dug burrows, closing the entrance to its burrow when inside to protect against predators.
  • This lesser bilby had white fur along the top of its tail and was smaller and less colourful than the greater bilby.
  • It was also an omnivore and feed on ants, termites, beetles, larvae, fruits and fungi. Females reared up to two young at a time.
  • It is assumed that the decline and extinction of the lesser bilby was due to habitat loss and the introduction of rabbits and foxes.
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