Yumbarra Conservation Park

Yumbarra Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Malleefowl
Yumbarra Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Ceduna
Coordinates 31°41′S 133°37′E / 31.69°S 133.61°E / -31.69; 133.61Coordinates: 31°41′S 133°37′E / 31.69°S 133.61°E / -31.69; 133.61
Established 30 May 1968 (1968-05-30)[1]
Area 3,243.52 km2 (1,252.3 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website Yumbarra Conservation Park
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Nearest town[3]
Managing authorities[1]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Yumbarra Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 miles) north of the town centre of Ceduna.[3]

To the north it borders Yellabinna Regional Reserve; to the east, Pureba Conservation Park. Yumbarra is outside the dog fence, which borders it in the south. Thus, it is situated in the area where dingoes are tolerated. Other animals in the conservation park include southern hairy-nosed wombats, malleefowls, sandhill dunnarts and kangaroos.

The name 'Yumbarra' comes from a protruding rock hole in the area. When it rains, the rock fills with water, turning into a temporary water hole for the conservation park's wildlife. This particular feature of the rock makes it an important site for birds, and thus bird watching.[4]

The arid landscape is characterized by rolling sand dunes. The Googs Track, a 120 kilometres (75 miles) long four-wheel drive road, goes through the conservation park heading to the Yellabinna Regional Reserve in the north towards Googs Lake. A few walking trails follow the Googs Track.

The conservation park is an important habitat for some of Australia's most endangered wildlife species, such as the malleefowl and sandhill dunnart. The conservation park is also home to kangaroos, wombats and dingoes.[4]

A co-management agreement signed by the Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation and the Government of South Australia in 2013 in respect to the Yumbarra Conservation Park provides for the corporation to give advice on the management of the conservation park and other reserves in the west of the state.[5]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN IUCN Category VI protected area.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Search result for "Yumbarra Conservation Park" (Record no. SA0022991) with the following layers selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Yumbarra Conservation Park". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Co-management of parks in South Australia". Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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