Yookamurra Sanctuary

Yookamurra Sanctuary
South Australia
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Yookamurra Sanctuary is located in South Australia
Yookamurra Sanctuary
Yookamurra Sanctuary
Coordinates34°30′33″S 139°26′00″E / 34.5091°S 139.4332°E / -34.5091; 139.4332[1]
Area50.55 km2 (19.5 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesAustralian Wildlife Conservancy
WebsiteYookamurra Sanctuary
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Yookamurra Sanctuary is a 50 km2 private protected area in the Murraylands region of South Australia, between the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River, 24 km north-east of the town of Sedan. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC).

History

Yookamurra is a consolidation of several properties acquired by Earth Sanctuaries for wildlife conservation from the late 1980s to 1998, before being purchased by AWC in 2002.[2]

Landscape and climate

The reserve consists of gently undulating country with shallow soils overlying calcrete, at an altitude of 80-90 m.[3] It lies at the southern end of the semi-arid zone of South Australia and the climate is one of cool winters and hot summers. The average annual rainfall, mainly falling in winter, is 270 mm.[4]

Ecosystems

Most of Yookamurra's habitats are variations of mallee woodlands and shrublands.[5]

Fauna

Threatened fauna species include malleefowl, emu, southern hairy-nosed wombat, western grey kangaroo, red kangaroo, numbat, greater bilby, boodie, woylie and short-beaked echidna.[6] An attempted reintroduction of the greater stick-nest rat failed.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas Detailed List in South Australia (2018) (refer 'Detailed List' tab )". CAPAD 2018. Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy. 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ Yookamurra: History[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - General Description
  4. ^ Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - Climate
  5. ^ Yookamurra: Ecosystems Archived December 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - Wildlife Species
  7. ^ Short, Jeff; Copley, Peter; Ruykys, Laura; Morris, Keith; Read, John; Moseby, Katherine (8 October 2019). "Review of translocations of the greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor): lessons learnt to facilitate ongoing recovery". Wildlife Research. 46 (6): 455–475. doi:10.1071/WR19021. ISSN 1448-5494. S2CID 203389727.


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