Researchers mapped out a 'genetic map', or genome, of the greater bilby, which is a threatened species. The genome reveals secrets of the bilby's evolutionary and population history while giving hope ...

Bilbies are Australia's adorable, bunny-like critters. Unfortunately, these tiny mammals are endangered. However, one Aussie program is dedicated to enhancing stable bilby populations throughout the ...

Australia's shy Easter bunny alternative, the endangered bilby, will have a far better chance of surviving deadly predation by feral cats and foxes if they are kept in several protected areas instead ...

Scientists have gained a better understanding of severe dental problem in bilbies and how to treat them by using advanced CT scans and 3D printed models. Dental problems put an additional strain on ...

The chocolate Easter bilby is a very Aussie approach to raising awareness about one of the country’s most endangered animals. Haigh’s Chocolates, a fourth-generation Australian-owned family firm, ...

Bilbies once inhabited 70% of Australia. In 1900 rabbit trappers near Adelaide would catch as many bilbies as rabbits. By the 1920's there were none to be found there. The environmental changes of the ...

The bilby is Australia’s Easter mascot and part of Indigenous Australia’s dreamtime heritage. But numbers of this desert-dwelling marsupial are dangerously low. The rabbit-eared and bandicoot-snouted ...

The native bilby is often referred to as Australia's version of the Easter bunny, but its population is far smaller and more endangered than introduced rabbit species. Nevertheless, conservationists ...

Bilby foraging for food in a field. Bilbies are Australia’s adorable, bunny-like critters. Unfortunately, these tiny mammals are endangered. However, one Aussie program is dedicated to enhancing ...