The Easter Bilby is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny. The bilby prefers arid habitats because of the spinifex grass and the acacia shrubs. The appearance of the bilby has been alluded to as an Australian easter bunny. Chocolate manufacturers that donate towards bilby conservation include Pink Lady and Haigh's Chocolates. The lesser bilby became extinct in the 1950s; the greater bilby survives but remains endangered. Australia's native equivalent, the bilby, was quickly pushed out by the invasive rabbit. The lesser bilby, like its surviving relatives, was a strictly nocturnal animal. Her first husband was pianist Edwin Lee Bilby. The story helped catalyse the public's interest in saving the bilby. The names for the species include white-tailed bilby. From 1999 to 2008, Darrell Lea raised $300,000 towards the Save the Bilby Fund. The bilby lineage extends back 15 million years. The Wiradjuri of New South Wales also call it "bilby". In 1996 it was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 1997, Hallahan was cast as Liam Bilby for the "" episode "".