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"The National Parks and Wildlife Service is celebrating a new addition to its
estate. Thirty-three thousand hectares of land containing internationally
significant wetlands and desert habitat is now in our care, protecting a vital
refuge for rare and threatened species in perpetuity.
Brindingabba National Park is on Budjiti and Barkandji country, around 175 km
north-west of Bourke and 75 km south-east of Hungerford.
Brindingabba National Park is in the Cuttaburra Basin, and forms part of the
Paroo and the Warrego floodplains in the Murray-Darling's northern basin.
The new park will protect an important part of Lake Wombah and more than 7,000
hectares of Yantabulla Swamp, which are nationally important wetlands. After
inundation, these wetlands support thousands of waterbirds, including
internationally protected migratory shorebirds and threatened species, such as
freckled ducks, pink-eared ducks, grey teals and night herons.
Brindingabba features a diversity of ecosystems, from gidgee country and stony
mulga rises to Mitchell grass grasslands, blackbox and coolibah lined creek
systems, clay pans and lignum swamps.
The new national park protects habitat for at least 12 endangered and 31
vulnerable species, such as the kultarr, grey-crowned babbler, hooded robin,
pink cockatoo and brolga.
A comprehensive vegetation survey has been undertaken, including surveys for
the endangered lancewood (
Acacia petraea), which is only found in 2 other
areas in New South Wales and hasn't been previously protected within the NSW
national parks system.
Brindingabba National Park also contains extensive Aboriginal cultural
heritage, with many artefacts and items of significance located across the
park. The National Parks and Wildlife Service will work with the local
Aboriginal community to protect these important cultural sites. Brindingabba is
thought to mean 'thunder talks' in Kunja language."
Via
Fix the News:
https://fixthenews.com/279-breakneck-solarisation/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
