Yookamurra Sanctuary
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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
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.[http://www.australianwildlife.org/yookamurra.asp?Type=History Yookamurra: History]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Landscape and climate
The reserve consists of gently undulating country with shallow soils overlying calcrete, at an altitude of 80-90 m.[http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWC-Sanctuaries/Yookamurra-Sanctuary/Yookamurra-General-Description.aspx Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - General Description] 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.[http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWC-Sanctuaries/Yookamurra-Sanctuary/Yookamurra-Climate.aspx Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - Climate]
Ecosystems
Most of Yookamurra's habitats are variations of mallee woodlands and shrublands.[http://www.australianwildlife.org/yookamurra_ecosystems.asp Yookamurra: Ecosystems] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225184327/http://www.australianwildlife.org/yookamurra_ecosystems.asp |date=December 25, 2007 }}
Fauna
Threatened fauna species include malleefowl, emu, southern hairy-nosed wombat, western grey kangaroo, red kangaroo, numbat, greater bilby, boodie, woylie and short-beaked echidna.[http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWC-Sanctuaries/Yookamurra-Sanctuary/Yookamurra-Wildlife/Yookamura-Wildlife-Species.aspx Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - Wildlife Species] An attempted reintroduction of the greater stick-nest rat failed.{{Cite journal|last1=Short|first1=Jeff|last2=Copley|first2=Peter|last3=Ruykys|first3=Laura|last4=Morris|first4=Keith|last5=Read|first5=John|last6=Moseby|first6=Katherine|date=2019-10-08|title=Review of translocations of the greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor): lessons learnt to facilitate ongoing recovery|url=https://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR19021|journal=Wildlife Research|language=en|volume=46|issue=6|pages=455–475|doi=10.1071/WR19021|s2cid=203389727|issn=1448-5494}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/yookamurra/ Official webpage]
- [https://www.protectedplanet.net/yookamurra-private-nature-reserve Webpage on the Protected Planet website]
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Category:Private protected areas of South Australia
Category:Australian Wildlife Conservancy reserves
Category:1998 establishments in Australia
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