Mogumber Nature Reserve

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Mogumber Nature Reserve
Western Australia
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Mogumber Nature Reserve
Mogumber Nature Reserve
Nearest town or city Mogumber
Coordinates 31°04′12″S116°02′36″E / 31.0701°S 116.0433°E / -31.0701; 116.0433
Established1984
Area231 hectares (570 acres) [1] [2]
FootnotesCoordinates [3]
See also List of protected areas of
Western Australia

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. [4] Twin Swamps and Ellen Brook are IUCN Protected Area Management Category IV Reserves, while the Mogumber Nature Reserve is a Category Ia nature reserve.

The vegetation is a woodland dominated by marri ( Corymbia calophylla ) and jarrah ( Eucalyptus marginata ). The rare species Darwinia carnea (Mogumber bell) occurs in the area. [5]

Amongst the fauna is a group of Carnaby's black cockatoo, attracted to tree hollows and food in the woodland. [5]

The site is associated with the Yued people of Southwest Australia, who record it as a meeting point for other groups and within the broader Moore River Mythological Waggyl site. [5]

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