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 […]

Bush Blitz fieldwork was conducted at four National Reserve System properties in the Western Australian Avon Wheatbelt and Yalgoo Bioregions during 2009. This included a pilot study at Charles Darwin Reserve and a longer study of Charles Darwin, Kadji Kadji, Lochada and Karara reserves. A total of 651 species were added to those previously known […]

All data collected as part of Bush Blitz will be collated each year into an annual report on the state of knowledge of approximately 20,000 species in the reserve system across Australia. The first-ever report on the biodiversity conserved within Australia’s reserve system was prepared to provide a baseline for the Bush Blitz program. BHP […]