Bon Bon Reserve

Bon Bon Reserve is a 2168 km² nature reserve in South Australia, lying between the Great Victoria Desert and the Eyre Peninsula and bisected by the Stuart Highway. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA). It forms an important link of protected land between Yellabinna Regional Reserve and Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park.

History

Bon Bon was a sheep station before being purchased by BHA in 2008 with assistance from the Australian and South Australian governments. [http://www.bushheritage.org.au/our_reserves/state_southaustralia/reserves_bonbon Bon Bon Reserve] ]

Landscape and vegetation

Bon Bon is characterised by arid-zone woodlands, mulga shrublands, bluebush plains and salt lakes. At the heart of the property is Lake Puckridge, a large (8 km by 4 km), ephemeral freshwater wetland that only fills, on average, every ten years, when it becomes an important site for many waders and waterbirds. The property also contains stands of Sandalwood.

Fauna

Threatened animal species either known or thought likely to be present on Bon Bon include Plains-wanderer, Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Chestnut-breasted Whiteface, Thick-billed Grasswren and Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat.

References

External links

* [http://www.bushheritage.org.au/ Bush Heritage Australia]