- Dakalanta Sanctuary
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Dakalanta Sanctuary 
Location Eyre Peninsula, South Australia Nearest city Lock, South Australia Coordinates 33°24′54″S 135°19′23″E / 33.415°S 135.323°ECoordinates: 33°24′54″S 135°19′23″E / 33.415°S 135.323°E Area 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) Established 2002 Governing body Australian Wildlife Conservancy Official website Dakalanta Sanctuary is a 130-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) nature reserve in the northern region of the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, between the towns of Lock and Elliston. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC).
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History
Dakalanta was a pastoral lease which was acquired by Earth Sanctuaries as a wildlife reserve in the 1990s, before being purchased by AWC in 2002. A quarter of the property was previously cleared and is regenerating.[1]
Landscape
Most of Dakalanta consists of low hills and stabilised dunes.[2]
Ecosystems
Dakalanta’s habitats include mallee, sheoak and native pine communities.[3]
Fauna
Dakalanta’s fauna includes the Malleefowl and the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat. [4]
References
External links
Categories:- Protected areas of South Australia
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy reserves
- Eyre Peninsula
- South Australia protected area stubs
- South Australia geography stubs
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