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Felt Australian Animals - Tribe Castlemaine

Felt Australian Animals

$32.00

A delightul selection of felt Australian animals, perfect for imaginative play and nature table displays, connecting with our indigenous fauna.

New additions to our collection have been designed for Parks Victoria's Nature's Mascots School Program, sharing conservation stories in an age-friendly way. Lesser known local critters such the Brush-Tailed Phascogale, White Footed Dunnart, Yellow Bellied Glider and Grey-Headed Flying Fox representing key eco-systems. 

Ethically handcrafted in Nepal using meticulous needle-felting techniques, using 100% New Zealand wool dyed with non-toxic azo-free dyes.

Sold individually, choose from these popular creatures:

Emu measures 20cm tall x 11cm wide

Kangaroo measures 20cm tall x 20cm long (tail to feet)

Koala measures 12.5cm tall x 10.5cm long

Wombat  measures 8.5cm tall x 13cm long

Platypus measures 3cm tall x 17cm long

Bilby measures 12cm tall x 8cm long

Echidna measures 6cm tall x 12cm long

Sea Turtle measures 10cm wide x 10cm long

Dolphin measures 8cm wide x 11cm long

Parks Victoria Nature Mascots:

Brush-Tailed Phascogale a small marsupial found in the dry forests of central Victoria, measures approx 22cm long x 6cm tall

Yellow-Bellied Glider, found in Victoria's wet forests, measures 20cm long x 12xm wide

White-Footed Dunnart, found near Victoria's coasts and mountains, measures approx 22cm long x 6cm tall

Grey-Headed Flying Fox, found near Victoria's rivers and wetlands, measures approx 26cm wide x 13cm tall

Red-Necked Stint, found on Victoria's beaches and wetlands for half a year before they fly to the deserts of Alaska and Siberia to lay their eggs, measures approx 10cm tall x 15cm long

Striped Legless Lizard, found in Victoria's grasslands, measures approx 25cm long

Designed in Melbourne and ethically made through collaboration with cottage industries in Nepal, supporting fair wages for the artisans and communities who produced these 100% natural and sustainable pieces. 

Find more information about Nature Mascots at Parks Victoria or download information sheets below:

White-Footed Dunnart

Brush-Tailed Phascogale

Yellow-Bellied Glider

Grey-Headed Flying Fox

Red-Necked Stint

Striped Legless Lizard