Bags for Burramys

Program Overview

Mountain Pygmy Possums need your help!

Healesville Sanctuary are part of a captive breeding program to ensure there will always be a breeding colony of these very cute high country marsupials.

We're asking students for help by recycling plastic bags and other plastic products.

So how will that help? Find out more here

To find out more about how to get involved in Bags for Burramys contact Learning Experiences on (03) 5957 2818

Further information
Take Action_Bags for Burramys Col.pdf  ( 92.4 KB )

See Also

  • Australian Endangered Species

    Come to the Sanctuary and meet some our endangered species and learn more about the issues facing wildlife and what we can all do to help.

  • Mountain Pygmy-possum

    Find out more about the Mountain Pygmy Possum Conservation Program

Don't palm us off

Did you know?

  • The Mountain Pygmy Possum weighs about 40g (the same as a Caramello Koala)
  • They will double this to 80g just prior to hibernation.
  • They are nocturnal and Australia's only hibernating marsupial.
  • They were thought to be extinct until a single male turned up at a Mount Buller Ski Lodge in 1966
  • Females live higher up the mountainsides than the males who will venture up to find them during the spring breeding season. (They can usually expect a frosty reception)

Find out more about the Mountain Pygmy Possum Conservation Program here

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