Bush Blitz

Bush Blitz[1] is a species discovery program conducting scientific surveys in Australian terrestrial and marine environments to document known and new fungi, plants and animals.

The program began in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, involving specialist taxonomists, indigenous communities, rangers and landowners, teachers, students and BHP employees.

Bush Blitz funds taxonomy and further research based on material collected during Bush Blitz surveys, specifically targeted to assist in the publication of new species and the resolution of problematic groups collected from surveys.

After the March 2017 Bush Blitz to Quinkan Country in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula the number of new species was put at 1200 after a fruitful expedition "likely to yield the greatest number of new species discoveries" of the 34 expeditions conducted to that time.

[6] Primary and secondary teachers from across Australia join Bush Blitz scientists in the field in BushBlitz TeachLive.

Bush Blitz team at Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected area in the Gibson Desert WA.
Bush Blitz team at Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected area in the Gibson Desert
A new species of jumping spider discovered at the Quinkan Bush Blitz in 2017.
A new species of jumping spider discovered at the Quinkan Bush Blitz in 2017
Gastropoda Gyliotrachela australis Trumpet Snail Bush Blitz Fish River Station, Douglas Daly Research Farm, NT
Gastropoda Gyliotrachela australis trumpet snail, Bush Blitz Fish River Station, Douglas Daly Research Farm, NT
Green Carpenter Bee in Quinkan Country far north Queensland
Green carpenter bee in Quinkan Country, far north Queensland