Wongalara Sanctuary

Wongalara Sanctuary is a 1,910 km² (472,000 acre) nature reserve in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a pastoral lease on the southern border of Arnhem Land, and is 120 km south-east of Kakadu National Park. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), which acquired it in 2007 following a public fundraising campaign and assistance from the Australian Government in the form of a grant of $2.1 million from its National Reserve System Program. [http://www.australianwildlife.org/wongalara_intro.asp AWC: Wongalara] ]

Landscape

The landscape of Wongalara includes spinifex-covered ranges, sandstone plateaus and escarpments, eucalypt forests and woodlands, patches of monsoon rainforest and wetlands. The Wilton River flows through the reserve.

Wildlife

Threatened or significant animal species recorded from Wongalara include the Gouldian Finch, Crested Shrike-tit, Hooded Parrot, Red Goshawk, Northern Quoll, Kakadu Dunnart and Freshwater Crocodile.

References

External links

* [http://www.australianwildlife.org/aboutAWC.asp Australian Wildlife Conservancy]