Yookamurra Sanctuary

Protected area in South Australia

Yookamurra Sanctuary
South Australia

IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]

Yookamurra Sanctuary

Coordinates| 34°30′33″S 139°26′00″E﻿ / ﻿34.5091°S 139.4332°E﻿ / -34.5091; 139.4332[1]
Area| 50.55 km2 (19.5 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities| Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Website| Yookamurra Sanctuary
See also| Protected areas of South Australia

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).

## History

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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

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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

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Most of Yookamurra's habitats are variations of mallee woodlands and shrublands.[5]

## Fauna

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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

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1. ^ a b c "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[permanent dead link]
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. S2CID 203389727.

## External links

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* Official webpage
* Webpage on the Protected Planet website

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Australian Wildlife Conservancy reserves

* Bowra
* Brooklyn
* Buckaringa
* Curramore
* Dakalanta
* Faure Island
* Fish River
* Kalamurina
* Karakamia
* Marion Downs
* Mornington
* Mount Gibson
* Mount Zero-Taravale
* Newhaven
* Paruna
* Piccaninny Plains
* Pungalina-Seven Emu
* Scotia
* Wongalara
* Yookamurra

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