Mogumber Nature Reserve
| Mogumber Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
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  Mogumber Nature Reserve | |
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| Nearest town or city | Mogumber |
| Coordinates | 31°04′12″S 116°02′36″E / 31.0701°S 116.0433°E |
| Established | 1984 |
| Area | 231 hectares (570 acres)[1][2] |
| Footnotes | Coordinates[3] |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
The Mogumber Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Australia. It is a refuge for the endangered Western Swamp Tortoise along with the Twin Swamps Nature Reserve and the Ellen Brook Nature Reserve.[4] Twin Swamps and Ellen Brook are IUCN Protected Area Management Category IV Reserves, while the Mogumber Nature Reserve is a Category Ia nature reserve.
The vegetation is a woodland dominated by marri (Corymbia calophylla) and jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata). The rare species Darwinia carnea (Mogumber bell) occurs in the area.[5]
Amongst the fauna is a group of Carnaby's black cockatoo, attracted to tree hollows and food in the woodland.[5]
The site is associated with the Yued people of Southwest Australia, who record it as a meeting point for other groups and within the broader Moore River Mythological Waggyl site.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Mogumber Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ "Pseudemydura umbrina (Western Swamp Tortoise)". Australian Government - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
- ^ a b c "Enhancing Mogumber Town Reserve as a local natural asset : NRM WA". www.nrm.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia.
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