The population of greater bilbies in protected areas throughout Australia has more than doubled in the past year, according to the results of a national census. The federal government has committed $5 ...

Commonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome—all 3.66 ...

Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80% of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed to ...

In 1997, conservationists introduced captive-bred greater bilbies to Thistle Island in South Australia, a place the species had never historically inhabited. The release was part of a wider national ...

Researchers mapped out a 'genetic map', or genome, of the greater bilby, which is a threatened species. The genome reveals secrets of the bilby's evolutionary and population history while giving hope ...

Gera Kazakov is a reporter for NT News covering all things Alice Springs and Central Australia. He previously worked across various community media organisations in Perth reporting on councils, sports ...