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Kojonup Reserve

Coordinates: 33°40′36″S 117°13′45″E / 33.6766°S 117.2291°E / -33.6766; 117.2291
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Kojonup Reserve
Western Australia
Kojonup Reserve is located in Western Australia
Kojonup Reserve
Kojonup Reserve
Nearest town or cityKojonup, Western Australia
Coordinates33°40′36″S 117°13′45″E / 33.6766°S 117.2291°E / -33.6766; 117.2291
Established1996
Area3.89 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesBush Heritage Australia
WebsiteKojonup Reserve

Kojonup Reserve is a 389-hectare (960-acre) nature reserve in south-west Western Australia. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Kojonup, 196 kilometres (122 mi) north-west of Albany and 270 kilometres (170 mi) south-east of Perth. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), by which it was purchased in 1996.

Flora and fauna

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The reserve protects one of the few remaining remnants of wandoo woodland in the south-west of the state. Mammals recorded from the reserve include the western grey kangaroo, common brushtail possum and western brush wallaby. Many woodland birds have been recorded, including scarlet, red-capped and western yellow robins, jacky winter and regent parrot.[1]

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