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	Bilby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The bilby is known as the dalgite in Western Australia and the pinkie in South Australia.
		The Bilby or Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the largest of the bandicoots: at 1 to 2.4 kg the male is about the same size as a rabbit.
		The Lesser Bilby or White-tailed Bilby (Macrotis leucrura) is extinct.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bilby (491 words)

	WPSQ: Here's your chance to help save the Bilby, an endangered Australian
		Funds are being sought to assist with the reintroduction of bilbies to a national park in south west Queensland.
		As a bilby supporter, you'll be a valuable contributor in the establishment of a wild breeding population of bilbies of national significance.
		Bilby 'Dawn' was flown to Sydney for the meeting courtesy of Qantas, who arranged a 'pet free' flight, without other animals in the hold of the plane so Dawn could travel without stress in her special travelling cage.
	www.wildlife.org.au /w-bilby.html (1112 words)

	The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bilbies are well equipped to cope with the arid climate in which they live, and can derive most of their water from the food they eat.
		Bilbies are strictly nocturnal, coming out late into the night, although the author and other colleagues have seen them quite early in the evening.
		Bilbies were once in every Australian state and territory except Victoria and Tasmania, but are now gone from all but Queensland, WA and the Northern Territory.
	www.westernwildlife.com.au /western/mammals/macrotis.htm (732 words)

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		Bilbies are members of a group of ground-dwelling marsupials known as bandicoots which have long, pointed snouts and compact bodies and rabbit like ears.
		Bilbies have slender hindlimbs with a large middle toe like a kangaroo, and very strong forelimbs and claws which they use for burrowing and digging for food.
		Bilbies live for up to seven years in captivity although their life span in the wild is unknown.
	www.geocities.com /baja/2392/animals.htm (1333 words)

	Animal Portal - Bilbies
		The bilby has long, silky, blue-grey fur with white on the underside, although seasonal molts may change the coat length and the colour to a fawn-grey.
		Bilbies studied in the Northern Territory were found to stay within 100 metres of their burrows, although they used and visited a number of burrows.
		The sudden and widespread contraction of the bilby's range may be attributed to the effects of rabbit and livestock grazing, foxes and cats and a change in the fire regime implemented by Aborigines.
	www.animalport.com /animals/Bilbies.html (411 words)

	Greater bilby - Macrotis lagotis: More Information - ARKive
		The greater bilby is the largest of the small, rat-like marsupials (3) that are known as bandicoots (7).
		Bilbies are predominantly solitary animals, with the exception of when they are breeding, which can occur at any time of the year (9).
		Bilby numbers have been decimated by human activities; they have been hunted extensively for their skins and accidentally killed in rabbit traps or by poisoned baits (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Macrotis_lagotis/more_info.html (728 words)

	MoreAussieAnimalFriends
		The Bilby, is an endangered animal, belonging to the bandicoot family, in fact they are the largest of the bandicoots.
		Bilbies have a blue/grey coloured fur, and are yellow to creamy white on the underside.
		Bilbies feed on a wide variety of food, ants, termites, grasshoppers, larvae, small seeds, centipedes, bulbs, fruit, beetles and underground fungi.
	www.geocities.com /pidgee3/MoreAussieAnimalFriends.html (3176 words)

	bilby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bilby is a member of the bandicoot family and is sometimes called the rabbit-eared bandicoot, the rabbit bandicoot, the dalgite or pinkie.
		The bilby is a mammal and is approximately 55cm in size, with long, silky, blue grey fur and white fur on the underside of the body.
		The major causes of why bilbies are becoming extinct is because they are attacked by foxes and feral cats and a shortage of food, due to the grazing of rabbits.
	www.forsterps.nsw.edu.au /bilby.htm (416 words)

	EARTH SANCTUARIES - "Experience the TRUE Australia" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bilbies breed throughout the year, commonly having two young suckling from teats in the pouch.
		Records show that Bilbies lived in abundance in the Adelaide area before 1900, and by the 1920s they were very scarce and presumed locally extinct by the 1950s.
		The release of Bilbies at Warrawong was a critical step for ensuring the success of separate viable populations in the Earth Sanctuaries breeding program and allows another species to survive in their former range.
	www.esl.com.au /bilby.htm (503 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Greater bilby, dalgyte, rabbit-eared bandicoot, ninu, walpajirri.
		Bilbies have long rabbit-like ears, a long pointed snout and a long fl tail, which is white on the latter half.
		Bilbies are largely solitary, widely dispersed and found in low numbers.
		Bilbies have a high breeding rate in good times and can breed throughout the year, an adaptation which allows them to quickly take advantage of good seasons in the harsh desert environment.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3071.shtml (303 words)

	Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
		Bilbies measure between 29 and 55cm in length and differ from other Bandicoots by their larger ears, long silky fur and longer tails.
		Bilbies are remarkable burrowers, using their strong forelimbs and claws to build extensive tunnels.
		Bilbies are active at night, sheltering in their burrows during the daytime.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/publications/bilby.html (696 words)

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		The bilby is a marsupial mammal which belongs to the bandicoot family and is about the size of a rabbit.
		Bilbies normally have one or two young at a time, although their pouches have eight nipples and is backward opening for an easy escape.
		The bilby populations are now isolated and scattered which means they are susceptible to ecological changes and are vulnerable to natural disasters such as disease and fire.
	kzone.com.au /display.cfm?objectid=30726CBE-5185-459F-85C87B511D2582DD (722 words)

	Education Fact Sheets Bilby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bilbies are marsupials and the largest of the bandicoot family.
		Today bilbies are only found in scattered colonies in the Tanami desert in the Northern Territory, in the Great Sandy Desert, Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia.
		Bilbies are mainly found in grasslands and acacia scrublands amongst spinifex and tussocks.
	www.arazpa.org.au /Education_FactSheets_Bilby.htm (591 words)

	Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bilbies have been bred at the captive breeding centre near the Peron Homestead since 1997 and about 18 individuals (including 3 recent acquisitions from Monarto Zoological Park in South Australia) have formed the basis of the breeding stock.
		There have been signs, this year that the released bilbies are settling in and beginning to breed in the wild, and it is hoped that the next year will see the discovery of some wild bred young from these animals.
		Bilbies first arrived at PCBC in 1997 from the Pilbara and Great Sandy Desert, and their breeding program has been supported by funds raised from the sale of Coles Chocolate Bilbies.
	www.sharkbay.org /projectedennewsletter.htm (7249 words)

	Welcome to Perth Zoo! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bilbies finish their quarantine isolation period at the Zoo's hospital this week and will make their first public appearance at the Zoo this weekend in time for the start of the Zootober festival celebrations which will be held at the Zoo over the next five weekends.
		A nocturnal marsupial, the bilby is a soft, silky-furred bandicoot with a long pointed muzzle, large rabbit-like ears and grey fur.
		CALM Acting Executive Director John Byrne said the bilby was once found across the arid and semi arid zones of 70 per cent of Australia including the wheat belt of Western Australia but was now restricted to just 20 per cent of its former range.
	www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au /pr_bilby.html (458 words)

	Print Article: Wild about bilbies and a rabbit-proof Easter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At a ceremony in Queensland's remote Currawinya National Park, six bilbies raised in captivity will be released into the wild in a development which authorities hope will bring the endangered marsupial back from the brink of extinction.
		The real bilby once occurred widely across inland Australia, but being hunting as prey by foxes and having its habitat destroyed by rabbits has reduced the species to a few dwindling and isolated populations.
		The tagged bilbies will be monitored by satellite transmitters to check their progress and supplementary food and water will left for them for a few weeks until they adjust to their new surroundings.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/04/18/1050172755503.html (471 words)

	Australian Story - 12/08/2002: Believing in Bilbies
		Let's get some bilbies, breed them - they breed readily in captivity - breed them up and release them into an area where rainfall is more reliable and plant species diversity, insect species diversity is greater, and there aren't any foxes or cats.
		Bilbies have got the second-shortest known gestation period, or pregnancy period, for any mammal known in the world.
		One of the bilbies in Charleville at the bilby show was a little female bilby that I'd called 'Dawn'.
	www.abc.net.au /austory/transcripts/s641523.htm (3107 words)

	Bilbies invade central Australia
		Bilbies are endangered bandicoots that once roamed over much of Australia, but whose numbers declined drastically under the combined onslaught of cats, rabbits, foxes and land clearance.
		The SA Bilby Recovery Team (including The Royal Zoological Society and Dept of Environment and Heritage) has successfully re-introduced some bilbies to an offshore island in Spencer Gulf, and the Arid Recovery project has placed others back in a site close to the centre of their original South Australian range.
		The release of the bilbies at Easter was symbolic.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2000-11/AU-BicA-1911100.php (873 words)

	Qld Conservation Council
		The bilby is in danger of extinction and nationally the species is listed as 'vulnerable'.
		The Queensland bilby population is the most threatened in Australia, with only about 600 to 700 animals remaining it is listed as 'endangered'.
		The aim of the recovery plan is to either recover bilbies to their former status or, at a minimum, to secure the status of existing populations.
	qccqld.org.au /resources/Bilby (554 words)

	Gold Coast City Council - Robina Bilbies are Australia's first
		The Robina Bilbies, Australia's first sporting team to be named after the endangered bilby, will fly to Japan and the United States next week to play baseball and wave the flag for Australia's wildlife.
		"Bilby Brother" Frank Manthey, one of the main forces behind the Save the Bilby Fund, said it was about time Australia had a team named after the little grey marsupial.
		Robina Bilbies coach Chris Norris said that taking the team this year with the sponsorship of Mr Maruyama had a special significance because the team was named after the endangered bilby.
	www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au /t_news_item.asp?PID=2732&status=Archived (432 words)

	oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Java Data Objects, First Edition
		Bilbies are rabbit-sized marsupials with silky, blue-gray fur; long, pointed snouts; large, rabbit-like ears; and long, fl tails with white tips.
		Bilbies are strictly nocturnal, and during the day they plug the entrances to their holes with soil to protect them from extreme temperatures.
		Because bilbies are solitary animals, burrows usually have a single opening and a single occupant, though females often live with their young.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/jvadtaobj/colophon.html (485 words)

	Save the Bilby Appeal - EPA/QPWS
		Currawinya National Park forms part of a national strategy to recover endangered species to either their former status or at a minimum to secure the status of existing wild populations.
		At present the bilby population is estimated at between 600 and 700 animals, and is spread very thinly across nearly 100 000 km
		The Save the Bilby Appeal was launched in Brisbane on 28 March 1999 by the Minister for Environment and Heritage and Minister for Natural Resources, Rod Welford, and will continue until the end of the year or until the $300 000 target has been reached.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /nature_conservation/wildlife/threatened_plants_and_animals/endangered/bilby/save_the_bilby_appeal (794 words)

	Bandicoots And Bilbies
		The bilby is about 15 inches (38 cm) long with an 8 inch (20 cm) tail.
		Both the bandicoot and bilby are omnivores (eating both plants and animals).
		Bandicoots and bilbies are both hunted by foxes and feral cats.
	fly-away.netfirms.com /band.htm (256 words)

	Scientific American: Bilby Boom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A 14-square-kilometer enclosure in central Australia is once again home to bouncing baby bilbies, thanks to the efforts of a project aimed at restoring a larger area to pre-European condition.
		Researchers plan to take advantage of the bilby boom, which is providing a valuable opportunity to study these little-known marsupials.
		Preliminary observations of bilbies that have been fitted with transmitters show that the animals are traveling throughout the enclosure and digging extensively for their favorite roots and insects, according to project coordinator Katherine Moseby.
	www.sciam.com /print_version.cfm?articleID=000B3CA4-167F-1C68-B882809EC588ED9F (265 words)

	Bilby
		The bilby, also called the rabbit-eared or greater bandicoot, was once found all over the drier parts of Australia.
		The bilby's habitat is spinifex, or grass shrubland.
		Bilbies are endangered because they have to compete for food with introduced animals such as rabbits and cattle.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/Bilby.htm (235 words)

	Threatened Species - Greater Bilby
		As South Australia forms a large part of the bilby's former range, an important component of the bilby's recovery is its reintroduction to this state.
		During December 1997, the trial introduction of bilbies to an offshore island experienced a significant setback, with bilby radio-collars (used to monitor the movements and condition of individuals) being linked to the death of 3 of the 4 animals released
		South Australian bilbies have already been sent to Western Australia to assist in other recovery programs and in April 2000, bilbies were also reintroduced to the Arid Recovery Project site near Roxby Downs (where they are currently doing well).
	www.environment.sa.gov.au /biodiversity/bilby.html (814 words)

	Bilby
		Bilbies are a rabbit sized bandicoot; their fur is a greyish/bluish colour.
		They use their sharp claws to rake a lot their food out of the sandy soil, and their long noses and slender tongue to eat their meals mainly when the sun is down.
		When Bilbies are out of the pouch the mother will keep suckling for a further two weeks.
	www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl /reports/olow/bilby.htm (381 words)

	Australian Museum - Bilbies not bunnies
		Bilbies are desert dwellers that build extensive tunnels using their strong front limbs and sharp claws.
		The reduction of their range is a result of changes in fire regimes and the invasion of rabbits and livestock, as well as predation by foxes and cats.
		Solutions to the decline of the Bilby include habitat restoration and the exclusion of feral animals from the Bilby’s former range.
	www.austmus.gov.au /archive.cfm?id=1692 (227 words)

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