Dakalanta Sanctuary

Dakalanta Sanctuary South Australia
Dakalanta Sanctuary
Nearest town or city	Lock, South Australia
Coordinates
Established	2002
Area	130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Website	Dakalanta Sanctuary
Footnotes	Coordinates

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).

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.

Landscape

Most of Dakalanta consists of low hills and stabilised dunes.

Ecosystems

Dakalanta’s habitats include mallee, sheoak and native pine communities.

Fauna

Dakalanta’s fauna includes the malleefowl and the southern hairy-nosed wombat.

External links

• Australian Wildlife Conservancy