Yookamurra Sanctuary is a 50 km2 private protected area in the Murraylands region of South Australia, between the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River, 24 km north-east of the town of Sedan. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC).
History Yookamurra is a consolidation of several properties acquired by Earth Sanctuaries for wildlife conservation from the late 1980s to 1998, before being purchased by AWC in 2002.Yookamurra: History
Landscape and climate The reserve consists of gently undulating country with shallow soils overlying calcrete, at an altitude of 80-90 m.Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - General Description It lies at the southern end of the semi-arid zone of South Australia and the climate is one of cool winters and hot summers. The average annual rainfall, mainly falling in winter, is 270 mm.Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Yookamurra Sanctuary - Climate
Ecosystems Most of Yookamurra's habitats are variations of mallee woodlands and shrublands.Yookamurra: Ecosystems
Fauna Threatened fauna species include malleefowl, emu, southern hairy-nosed wombat, western grey kangaroo, red kangaroo, numbat, greater bilby, boodie, woylie and short-beaked echidna. An attempted reintroduction of the greater stick-nest rat failed.
References
External links Official webpage Webpage on the Protected Planet website