User:MargaretRDonald/sandbox/Paruku indigenous Protected Area

Coordinates: 20°12′S 127°27′E / 20.200°S 127.450°E / -20.200; 127.450
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Paruku Indigenous Protected Area
Halls Creek[1]Western Australia
Paruku Indigenous Protected Area is located in Western Australia
Paruku Indigenous Protected Area
Paruku Indigenous Protected Area
Nearest town or cityHalls Creek
Coordinates20°12′S 127°27′E / 20.200°S 127.450°E / -20.200; 127.450
Established2001
Area3,205 km2 (1,237.5 sq mi)
WebsiteParuku Indigenous Protected Area
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia
Lake Gregory from space, September 1993
Lake Gregory from space, September 1993

Paruku Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is an Aboriginal Australian-owned 320,500-hectare (1,237 sq mi)

Paruku (Lake Gregory) was declared an Indigenous Protected Area in September 2001.[3] It covers around 430,000 hectares on the borders of the Great Sandy Desert and Tanami bio-regions, south of the township of Halls Creek. The property forms part of Australia's National Reserve System.

Previous land management practices and other anthropogenic pressures had damaged , and many native species have disappeared. Preferred game and important animals are less common and feral animals and weeds pose a major challenge.

Fauna and Flora[edit]

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Plants together with Walmajarri names
  1. Acacia ancistrocarpa, Kampuka

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Localities within the Petermann-Simpson sub-region (CP 5080)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.protectedplanet.net/314990
  3. ^ "Lake Gregory/Paruku - Halls Creek Tourism". www.hallscreektourism.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 1–242. Wikidata Q106088428.

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