The last Boodie call

I drew a Boodie Burrowing Bettong because I was drawn to its charming, large, round eyes and its hamster-like ears. The name was a name I had never heard before and I was attracted to its interesting name. The more I read about it the more I wanted to save this animal. In my artwork, I have shown my animal with their natural predator, the fox, and I have added an endangered flower that grows around where the Burrowing Bettong lives, the Desert Stuart flower. For me, the flowers represent protection against the foxes. Some other things I have learnt about my animal is that the Bettong is the only burrowing marsupial, the only living marsupial that digs and lives in complex underground systems. The more details I added to my drawing, the more I cared about the bettong. Foxes are just doing what foxes do to survive, but the Bettongs don't know how to defend themselves yet. They deserve a real chance, and it's up to us to make things right! We can help out this marvellous animal by building predator-free spaces for the Bettong. Being responsible pet owners we can try and keep our cats inside or keep our dogs on leashes when we are near bushland to prevent more deaths of the Bettong.