What is the Easter Bilby?
Q: What is the Easter Bilby?
A: The Easter Bilby is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny.
Q: What animal is represented by the Easter Bilby?
A: The Easter Bilby represents an endangered species of Australian marsupials called bilbies.
Q: How are bilby shaped chocolates used to help protect bilbies?
A: Bilby shaped chocolates are sold in many Australian shops and the proceeds are used to raise money to help protect the bilbies.
Q: What is the book "Billy, the Aussie Easter Bilby" about?
A: "Billy, the Aussie Easter Bilby" is a book written by Rose-Marie Dusting in 1979. Some of the money from each book sold goes to helping the bilbies.
Q: Who began to use the Easter Bilby concept in 1991?
A: The Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia began to use the Easter Bilby concept in 1991.
Q: Why did the foundation use the Easter Bilby concept?
A: The foundation wanted to show the damage that rabbits do to the Australian environment.
Q: Which company profits from the Easter Bilby concept?
A: An Easter egg company called Darrell Lea gives a portion of their profits to the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia.
