Bilby 1m high statue on a base plate – Vulnerable to extinction
Features
- Manufactured larger than life-size on a base plate – ideal as a set of two
- The greater bilby is listed as vulnerable to extinction
- This 1m high bilby free-standing without a base plate.
- Freestanding life-size version – also available – #090039
- Bilby slide also available – POA
Uses
- This life-size bilby prop is ideal to raise discussions around its safety and longevity on this planet so our future generations can enjoy Australia’s diversity of wildlife animals
- Decorative outdoor garden statue
- Childcare centre – display
- Wildlife centre, environmental education centre display statue
- Museum and art centres
Species Info
Help protect the Greater Bilby and other native Australian wildlife
Save it from the fate of other arid zone adapted species like the Lesser Bilby and the Desert Bandicoot which became extinct & lost forever, by the 1960s.
- Vulnerable due to a range of threats from feral cats and foxes, habitat destruction and inappropriate fire regimes
- Survives only in remote locations in northern and central Western Australia and the Northern Territory as well as a separate population in south-west Queensland
- Bilbies are important in the restoration of soil and rejuvenation of vegetation in arid Australia
Referenced by ©Queensland Government, Wikimedia Commons
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