Kuyunba Conservation Reserve

Kuyunba Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Kuyunba Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Kuyunba Conservation Reserve is located in Northern Territory
Kuyunba Conservation Reserve
Kuyunba Conservation Reserve
Coordinates23°48′33″S 133°46′42″E
Established7 May 1970 [2]
Area6.29 km2 (2.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory

It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south west of Alice Springs and 1,520 kilometres (944 mi) south of Darwin.

The threatened species, the Black-footed rock wallaby, is known to inhabit the area.[3]

The conservation reserve is categorised as an IUCN Category V protected area.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Nixon, Peter (7 May 1970). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance 1931-1969 PROCLAMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia. p. 2977. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Chris Pavey (2006). "Threatened species of the Northern Territory - Black-footed rock wallaby - Petrogale lateralis" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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