Big Desert Wilderness Park

Big Desert
Victoria
Big Desert
Postcode: 3418, 3490
LGA:
State District: Mildura
Federal Division: Mallee
Localities around Big Desert:
Panitya, Carina, Murrayville Cowangie, Tutye, Boinka, Linga Underbool, Torrita, Walpeup
South Australia Big Desert Patchewollock, Yaapeet, Albacutya
South Australia, Telopea Downs Yanac, Netherby Rainbow

The Big Desert Wilderness Park, on the western border of Victoria, Australia, is the oldest of Victoria's three wilderness parks. It is also a locality of the Rural City of Mildura.[1] It is a protected area of 1,130 square kilometres, with no vehicular access, and no defined walking tracks. Encompassing part of the Big Desert, it also adjoins Ninety Mile Desert across the border in South Australia. As the park is a dedicated wilderness area, there are no facilities of any kind, including toilets or campsites. However, hiking and small fuel stoves are permitted. The park is part of the Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Malleefowl and other species of mallee birds.[2]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/119192/Mildura_V42.pdf
  2. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-06.

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