Bendigo is home to some of Australia's favorite wildlife including kangaroos, koalas, owls and colourful native parrots. You will also find echidnas around Bendigo. Did you know that a young echidna is called a 'puggle'?
Bendigo certainly had it's share of colonial bushrangers. Some have been well documented and of others little is known. Click on the known Bendigo bushrangers for their story.