Western Australia, as of 2022, has 72 conservation parks, of which 40 are named and 32 unnamed. At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 12,621,397 hectares (31,188,150 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by conservation parks, which is 1.66 percent of all protected areas in the state and 0.5 percent of the state overall. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas. [1] [2]
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia:
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Nuytsland Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the south-eastern part of the state, on the south coast.
The Nallian Nature Reserve is located approximately fifteen kilometres north east of Wagin, Western Australia.
Lake Magenta Nature Reserve is a 1080 km2 nature reserve managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife, making it one of the largest such reserves in the Western Mallee bioregion of Western Australia. It is named after Lake Magenta, which lies just within its eastern boundary.
The Mogumber Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Australia. It is a refuge for the endangered Western Swamp Tortoise along with the Twin Swamps Nature Reserve and the Ellen Brook Nature Reserve. Twin Swamps and Ellen Brook are IUCN Protected Area Management Category IV Reserves, while the Mogumber Nature Reserve is a Category Ia nature reserve.
Burma Road Nature Reserve is a conservation area in the City of Greater Geraldton local government area of Western Australia. It lies 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Geraldton and 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Walkaway. It is a C-class reserve and covers an area of 6,889.5 hectares It is predominantly kwongan scrub-heath, typical of the Tathra Vegetation system of Beard and Burns. Almost all the native vegetation within a 20 km (12 mi) radius of the reserve has been cleared. There is only 11% of native vegetation remaining in the area, of which most is within the reserve.
Mount Manning Range Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Goldfields region of Western Australia north of Southern Cross in the area known as the Northern Yilgarn, in the Coolgardie bioregion. It originally covered an area of 170,000 hectares, but, as of 2022, its size stands at 36,607 hectares.
Dragon Rocks is a 322 km2 nature reserve in the south-east of the wheatbelt region of Western Australia, some 310 km east-south-east of Perth. It is surrounded by farmland. It is listed on Australia's Register of the National Estate as an area significant for rare species of plants and animals.
The Karroun Hill Nature Reserve is a 3097 km2 nature reserve in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 310 km north-east of Perth.
Moondyne Nature Reserve is a reserve located within the Avon Valley National Park, in the Avon Valley, Western Australia.
Queen Victoria Spring Nature Reserve is a protected area managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife and is located approximately 200 km (124 mi) east of Kalgoorlie in the Great Victoria Desert in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
Down Road Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the south-western part of the state. It is located approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) northwest of Albany. It has existed since 1932 and covers an area of approximately 7.78 square kilometers.
Forest Grove National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 292 km (181 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. To the east of the national park lies an unnamed national park (WA46400), which connects Forest Grove to the Blackwood River National Park. It is located in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions.
Mungada Ridge National Park is a national park in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 90 km (56 mi) north-east of Perenjori and 200 km (120 mi) south-east of Geraldton. It was declared on 17 January 2022, is located in the Shire of Perenjori, and is part of the Yalgoo bioregion.
Pimbee National Park is a national park in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, 180 km (110 mi) south-east of Carnarvon. It was declared in August 2023, is located in the Shire of Carnarvon, and is part of the Carnarvon xeric shrublands bioregion.
Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park, located in the Helena and Aurora Range, is a proposed national park in the Goldfields–Esperance and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, 440 km (270 mi) east of Perth. The proposed national park, with an initial size of 149,157 hectares, subsequently extended to 333,127 hectares, is located in the Shires of Menzies and Yilgarn and is part of the Coolgardie bioregion.