A two week Bush Blitz biodiversity survey was conducted at Witchelina Reserve in South Australia during October 2010. In total, 695 species were identified, of which 475 had not previously been recorded at the reserve. Of these, 175 are putative species new to science, including 1 gecko (Gekkonidae), 27 bees and wasps (Hymenoptera), 110 morphospecies […]

A Bush Blitz survey was conducted in the Cape York Peninsula, Einasleigh Uplands and Wet Tropics bioregions of Queensland during April, May and July 2010. A total of 1,186 species were added to those known across the reserves. Thirty‐six putative species new to science were discovered — these await assessment. Sixteen threatened animal species were observed, of […]

A two week Bush Blitz was conducted at Egg Islands, Flat Rock, Lower Porter Hill and Porter Hill, Murphys Flat, Seventeen Mile Plain and the Vale of Belvoir reserves during March 2010. In total, 1,197 species were identified, of which 898 had not previously been recorded at the reserves. Of these, 21 putative species new to science were […]

A short six day Bush Blitz was conducted on Darkwood Reserve in New South Wales during February 2010 in conjunction with the Bush Blitz Media Launch. In total, 363 species were identified on the reserve. Of these, 308 represented new records for the reserve and six are species new to science, including five species of plant bugs […]

A two week Bush Blitz was conducted in Dananbilla, Illunie and Koorawatha nature reserves on the south-west slopes of New South Wales during November 2010. In total, 541 species were identified, of which 479 had not previously been recorded at the reserves. 35 putative species new to science, including 34 spiders and one snail await description and publication. It is […]

A Bush Blitz was conducted between November 2009 and May 2010 in nine reserves in north‑western New South Wales and southern Queensland, targeting recent additions to the National Reserve System (NRS). A total of 557 species were added to those known previously across the reserves. Ten putative species new to science were discovered — these […]