| Watarru Indigenous Protected Area South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Watarru Indigenous Protected Area | |
| Nearest town or city | Watarru |
| Coordinates | 27°30′S129°30′E / 27.500°S 129.500°E Coordinates: 27°30′S129°30′E / 27.500°S 129.500°E [1] |
| Established | 16 June 2000 [1] |
| Area | 13,925.23 km2 (5,376.6 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management |
| Website | Watarru Indigenous Protected Area |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The Watarru Indigenous Protected Area is an Indigenous Protected Area in the north west corner of South Australia. [2] It covers an area of 13,925 square kilometres (5,376 square miles) in the Great Victoria Desert. It is the traditional land of the Pitjantjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra and Yankunytjatjara peoples. [2]
An Indigenous Protected Area is a class of protected area used in Australia formed by agreement with Indigenous Australians, declared by Indigenous Australians, and formally recognised by the Australian Government as being part of its National Reserve System.
South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.
The Great Victoria Desert, an interim Australian bioregion, is a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia.
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The area was made an Indigenous Protected Area in June 2000. [2] It is managed by the Watarru community according to their traditional laws and practices, known as Tjukurpa. The environment has not been damaged by cattle grazing or other farming practices. The Anangu are working with scientists to develop ways of dealing with feral animals including cats, foxes and camels. [2] It is classified as an IUCN Category II protected area. [1]
Watarru Community is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia (one of a number of communities or homelands on "The Lands". Watarru Community sits at the foot of Mount Lindsay and the community has at times been known as "Mount Lindsay".
A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and textiles. As working animals, camels—which are uniquely suited to their desert habitats—are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable".
