Charles Darwin Reserve

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Charles Darwin Reserve is a 686 km2 nature reserve in Western Australia. Formerly Whitewells Station, it is 90 km from Wubin and 355 km north of Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. It lies within the South West Botanical Province on the northern edge of the Wheatbelt, and is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), by which it was purchased and renamed in 2003.[1]

[edit] Natural values

The reserve has a semi-arid Mediterranean climate with an annual average, mainly winter, rainfall of 282 mm. It protects York Gum and Salmon Gum woodlands as well as heath and sand-plains. The old-growth woodlands contain tree-hollows suitable for many animals. Birds recorded on the reserve include Malleefowl, Australian Bustard, Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Peregrine Falcon, Crested Bellbird, and the Wheatbelt form of the White-browed Babbler. Mammals include the Echidna, Euro and Red Kangaroo.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b BHA: Charles Darwin Reserve

[edit] External links


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