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Lara MThis Year Celebrate Easter With a Bilby
April 8th 2007 11:50
At Easter we traditionally give one another chocolate eggs and bunny rabbits, symbols of fertility. There is now a new product on the market which is a great alternative to the norm. Easter bilbies are made by Darrell Lea as part of an initiative to fund the research and programs necessary to save the bilby from extinction.
The bilby is a native Australian marsupial which looks a bit like a grey rabbit with a long tufted tail. It is a species of bandicoot that lives in the arid areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Bilby numbers have been seriously reduced due to environmental threats such as feral predators, destroyed habitat and competition from introduced species.There are only a tiny number of bilbies left in the wild, estimated about 600. This officially places the species as ‘vulnerable’ to extinction.
By deciding to buy a chocolate bilby this year you can help the protection of this precious species. For each chocolate bilby sold over Easter, Darrell Lea will donate 30-50 cents AU to vital bilby protection programs. Or you can donate money directly through the official website: http://www.easterbilby.com.au
The website also contains more factual information and resource materials for schools.
The bilby is a native Australian marsupial which looks a bit like a grey rabbit with a long tufted tail. It is a species of bandicoot that lives in the arid areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Bilby numbers have been seriously reduced due to environmental threats such as feral predators, destroyed habitat and competition from introduced species.There are only a tiny number of bilbies left in the wild, estimated about 600. This officially places the species as ‘vulnerable’ to extinction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilby
By deciding to buy a chocolate bilby this year you can help the protection of this precious species. For each chocolate bilby sold over Easter, Darrell Lea will donate 30-50 cents AU to vital bilby protection programs. Or you can donate money directly through the official website: http://www.easterbilby.com.au
The website also contains more factual information and resource materials for schools.
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