bilby

The bilby is a vulnerable marsupial with rabbit-like ears.

Since European colonization, the bilby population has fallen by 80%.

The bilby is a nocturnal marsupial and digs complex burrows to provide shelter from high summer temperatures and protection from predators.

Experts have said cats have been a “major cause of decline” for many endangered marsupials, including the bilby, bandicoot, bettong and numbat.