{"id":2900,"date":"2024-11-14T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethebilbyfund.org.au\/26\/a-bilbys-christmas-wish\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:17:16","slug":"a-bilbys-christmas-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethebilbyfund.org.au\/26\/a-bilbys-christmas-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Help grant a little battler\u2019s Christmas Wish."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In all my years watching <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebilbyfund.org.au\/26\/about-bilbies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bilbies<\/a>, I\u2019ve never seen one show the slightest interest in picking up a pen. They\u2019ve never tried to scratch a Christmas list in the sand.<\/p>\n<p>So, it\u2019s safe to say that not one of our little furry marsupial friends will write to Santa this Christmas. That means he\u2019ll never know their Christmas wish, and there\u2019s zero chance of it being granted.<\/p>\n<p>But it would be genuinely catastrophic if what bilbies most want \u2013 and urgently need \u2013 was overlooked, so I\u2019m sharing their Christmas wish with you.<\/p>\n<p>This Christmas, bilbies just want to <a href=\"https:\/\/donations.savethebilbyfund.org.au\/christmas-appeal-2024\/donate\"><strong>survive<\/strong><\/a> (although they wouldn\u2019t say no to a crunchy locust or two if that\u2019s an option). In reality, it won\u2019t be the big man in red who saves this little Aussie battler. <a href=\"https:\/\/donations.savethebilbyfund.org.au\/christmas-appeal-2024\/donate\"><strong>It\u2019s up to all of us.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019m asking if you\u2019ll step into Santa\u2019s boots these holidays and help grant the bilbies\u2019 wish.<\/p>\n<h6>We don\u2019t want this Christmas to be one of the bilbies\u2019 last. That\u2019s why survival is top of their Christmas list.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/donations.savethebilbyfund.org.au\/christmas-appeal-2024\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By donating<\/a>, you can join other bilby lovers and commit to saving this tough little battler. This iconic and adorable marsupial has captured the hearts and minds of Australians for generations. You\u2019ll help fund urgent conservation work that builds on the amazing foundations we\u2019ve built and the successes we\u2019ve had over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>That includes everything from :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>erecting the 28km<sup>2 <\/sup>predator exclusion fence at Currawinya National Park<\/li>\n<li>to testing poop samples<\/li>\n<li>and building a picture of the genetic diversity of <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebilbyfund.org.au\/26\/2022\/05\/17\/research-project-update-from-the-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bilbies in the wild<\/a> and reserves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your gift this Christmas will help us take enormous strides in achieving our goal of having an insurance population of 10,000 bilbies, living safely and protected in managed sanctuaries across Australia, and helping wild bilby populations proliferate again in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>But what about the mealworms? When you donate, you\u2019ll go through to a page where you can vote on which snack our furry marsupial friends will get this Christmas!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/donations.savethebilbyfund.org.au\/christmas-appeal-2024\/donate\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Please help give our little battlers the Christmas gift they need and deserve. Click here to donate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In all my years watching bilbies, I\u2019ve never seen one show the slightest interest in picking up a pen. 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