Yookamurra Sanctuary

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).

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

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. "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
  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.


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