Become a Bandicoot Buddy

By taking the pledge and signing up as a Bandicoot Buddy you and your family will be helping to protect and provide food and shelter for Hobart’s endangered eastern barred bandicoots. 

Bandicoot Buddies help monitor the health of Hobart’s eastern barred bandicoot populations by joining our special iNaturalist project.

Bandicoot Buddies sign a pledge to do their very best to help keep our eastern barred bandicoots safe by:

• Becoming a citizen scientist as part of our Backyard Bandicoots iNaturalist project, reporting sightings of eastern barred bandicoots in your garden and neighbourhood.

• Keeping pet dogs and cats contained, especially at night and away from bandicoot habitat in your garden.

• If walking your dog in bushland reserves, keeping your dog on-lead. In an off-lead area, please don’t let your dog wonder into the bush. Use an extender lead to safely extend your dog’s range.

• Learning how to create and maintain wildlife habitat in your garden, including planting native species that provide food and shelter for bandicoots.