Yumbarra Conservation Park

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Yumbarra Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [1]
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Yumbarra Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Ceduna [2]
Coordinates 31°41′S133°37′E / 31.69°S 133.61°E / -31.69; 133.61 Coordinates: 31°41′S133°37′E / 31.69°S 133.61°E / -31.69; 133.61 [1]
Established30 May 1968 (1968-05-30) [3]
Area3,243.52 km2 (1,252.3 sq mi) [4]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation
Website Yumbarra Conservation Park
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Yumbarra Conservation Park, formerly the Yumbarra National 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. [2]

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To the north it borders Yellabinna Regional Reserve; to the east, Pureba Conservation Park. The conservation park 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. [5]

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [5]

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. [6]

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Prostanthera ammophila (mintbush) within Yumbarra Conservation Park

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN IUCN Category VI protected area. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Search results for 'Yumbarra Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and localities', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ↑ DeGaris, R.C. (30 May 1968). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: NORTH OUT OF HUNDREDS—YUMBARRA NATIONAL PARK DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1638. Retrieved 12 August 2019. Section 457, north out of hundreds, county of Way.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Yumbarra Conservation Park". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Co-management of parks in South Australia". Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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