Entomologist Maya Darby holding a prized stinkbug collected on the Pilliga Bush Blitz (image: Bryan Lessard, Bush Blitz). Bush Blitz Q&A with Maya Darby, UNSW entomologist What are bugs? Why are they important? And what do they have to do with the colour of birds? Meet Maya Darby, an Aussie entomologist and […]
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First Nations leaders and scientists uncover biodiversity treasures in NSW’s Pilliga
Our team has just returned from the Pilliga Bush Blitz! First Nations leaders and scientists joined forces for a two-week Bush Blitz biodiversity survey on Gamilaraay, Gamilaroi and Gomeroi Countries in the Pilliga, NSW – the largest remnant semi-arid woodland in the state. The survey, which ran from 22 September to 3 October 2025, explored […]
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Wudjari Country, Western Australia 2023
Wudjari Country, Western Australia 2023: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to Wudjari Country, on the south coast of Western Australia. Between 27 March and 5 April 2023, the expedition team recorded at least 683 species, including 18 species that may be completely new to western science […]
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Congratulations to our latest research funding recipients
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024-25 Bush Blitz Taxonomy Research Project Contracts! These hard-working scientists will name and describe 84 species new to science that were uncovered on Bush Blitzes across Australia. 🪱 Elena Kupriyanova (Australian Museum) 🦋 Ethan Beaver (CSIRO) 🐚 Frank Koehler (Australian Museum) 🦎 Jane Melville (Museums Victoria) 🕷️ Jenny Beard […]
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Australian Alps, 2023
Australian Alps, 2023: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to Kosciuszko National Park (New South Wales) and Alpine National Park (Victoria) in the Australian Alps. Between 30 January and 10 February 2023, the expedition team recorded at least 1,076 species, including 12 species that may be completely […]
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Bush Blitz on Nanda Country
In October 2024, the first expedition of the renewed Bush Blitz partnership took place on Nanda Country, near the town of Kalbarri, more than 6 hours’ drive north of Perth. A team of 16 scientists, mostly from the Western Australian Herbarium and the Western Australian Museum, travelled to the Bush Blitz base camp in Kalbarri […]
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