Save The Bilby
BUY A DARRELL LEA CHOCOLATE BILBY FOR A “FURRY” GOOD CAUSE!
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What better excuse to buy a Darrell Lea chocolate bilby than for a “furry” good cause to help save one of Australia’s endangered species! As the only official confectionery sponsor of the Save the Bilby Fund, Darrell Lea’s famous chocolate bilbies are available each year during Easter and in the lead up to National Bilby Day, which is held on the second Sunday of September as part of the Federal Government’s National Threatened Species Week. |
The Save the Bilby Fund was set up by Ranger Frank Manthey and Zoologist Peter McRae from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, to raise enough money to build and maintain a 25 square kilometre predator-proof fenced-off area as a safe Bilby haven in the Currawinya National Park, in Central West Queensland.
National Bilby Day was launched in 2005 by the then Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Honourable Mr. Ian Campbell.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
By purchasing a chocolate bilby from Darrell Lea you are helping to raise money for the Save the Bilby Fund.
There are 5 different varieties of Darrell Lea Bilbies to choose from with each sale resulting in the following donation to the Save the Bilby Fund:
- Milk Chocolate Bilby 160g $8.99 (50 cents donated from sale)
- White Chocolate Bilby 160g $8.99 (50 cents donated from sale)
- Dark Chocolate Bilby 160g $8.99 (50 cents donated from sale)
- Milk Chocolate Bilby 90g $5.99 (30 cents donated from sale)
- Sugar Free Bilby 90g $7.99 (30 cents donated from sale)
Steve Parish Publishing will also donate 50cents from the sale price of each 'Bilby and Friends' book to the Save the Bilby Fund.
'Bilby had been quiet lately and his friends were worried about him. What is he keeping from them and how will it affect their world? Come on an engaging journey with Bilby and the other endangered animals as they seek new horizons — a horizon beyond extinction.'
Kids will love this page-turner and enjoy the adventure with Bilby. The age-appropriate yet honest text will be appreciated by all, ensuring its status as a firm family favourite! http://www.steveparish.com.au/happy-easter
The Zoo and Aquarium Association has created a "Chocolate is good for Bilbies" video. Please forward the video to your friends and family so others can learn about the plight of the Bilby and encourage them to buy a Darrell Lea Chocolate Bilby this Easter to Help save the Bilby!
ABOUT THE BILBY
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Bilbies are desert dwelling marsupials with large ears, light grey and tan fur and a very distinctive black and white tail. Of the six bandicoot species that once lived in the arid/semi-arid areas of Australia, bilbies are the only species remaining. Once, the Bilby could be found across large areas of eastern Australia west of the Great Dividing Range, but have now disappeared from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia with populations only occurring sporadically in the isolated arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. It is estimated that there are currently only 600 Bilbies remaining in the wild. |
ABOUT THE SAVE THE BILBY FUND
The work of the Save the Bilby Fund is crucial to the survival of the Bilby because it is able to:
- research the Bilby and find out why its numbers are declining and why they are no longer found in some areas of Australia;
- make Australians aware of practices that might damage Bilby habitat to therefore increase the Bilby’s chance of survival; and
- run an effective captive and wild breeding program to reintroduce bilbies to the wild.
For more information on the Save the Bilby Fund go to www.savethebilbyfund.com
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