National Bilby Day!!!

The bilby is the only Australian animal with an official gazetted day of celebration! This is because the bilby is so incredibly important as a flagship species – if they survive, so do many other threatened species and so they are the perfect critter to front biodiversity month in September.

It is National Bilby Day on the second Sunday of September – this year the 11th. Frank Manthey, led the campaign for this – the only gazetted day in Australia that celebrates one of our amazing native species.

Our bilby lovers find many ways to celebrate National Bilby Day. Many of you hold fundraisers at schools or clubs whereas others may hold bilby parties. Here are some ideas from our bilby loving community.

Please show us your celebrations by tagging us #nationalbilbyday #savethebilbyfund on Twitter Or post to our Facebook page.