It is 90 km from Wubin and 355 km north of Perth. It lies largely within the Southwestern Botanical Province on the northern edge of the Wheatbelt, with northern parts of the reserve extending into the Eremean Province, and is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), by which it was purchased and renamed in 2003.[1] The purchase of the reserve was partly funded by a donation by Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Chris Darwin. The reserve occupies an area of 686 square kilometres (265 sq mi) and was formerly part of the pastoral lease, Whitewells Station.
Natural valuesedit
The importance of the reserve for malleefowl conservation is one reason it was designated an IBA; this image is from the Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre at Ongerup, Western Australia.
charles, darwin, reserve, nature, reserve, north, east, wheatbelt, region, western, australia, contents, description, natural, values, important, bird, area, references, external, linksdescription, editit, from, wubin, north, perth, lies, largely, within, sout. Charles Darwin Reserve is a nature reserve in the north east of the wheatbelt region of Western Australia Contents 1 Description 2 Natural values 2 1 Important Bird Area 3 References 4 External linksDescription editIt is 90 km from Wubin and 355 km north of Perth It lies largely within the Southwestern Botanical Province on the northern edge of the Wheatbelt with northern parts of the reserve extending into the Eremean Province and is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia BHA by which it was purchased and renamed in 2003 1 The purchase of the reserve was partly funded by a donation by Charles Darwin s great great grandson Chris Darwin The reserve occupies an area of 686 square kilometres 265 sq mi and was formerly part of the pastoral lease Whitewells Station Natural values edit nbsp The importance of the reserve for malleefowl conservation is one reason it was designated an IBA this image is from the Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre at Ongerup Western Australia The reserve has a semi arid Mediterranean climate with an annual average mainly winter rainfall of 282 mm It protects York gum and salmon gum woodlands as well as heath and sand plains The old growth woodlands contain tree hollows suitable for many animals Birds recorded on the reserve include malleefowl Australian bustards Major Mitchell s cockatoos peregrine falcons crested bellbirds and the Wheatbelt form of the white browed babbler Mammals include short beaked echidnas euros and red kangaroos 1 Important Bird Area edit The reserve along with the neighbouring Mount Gibson Sanctuary forms part of the 2335 km2 Mount Gibson and Charles Darwin Important Bird Area IBA so identified by BirdLife International principally because it supports populations of malleefowl and western corellas as well as several other species restricted to either the arid or mallee biomes 2 References edit a b BHA Charles Darwin Reserve IBA Mount Gibson and Charles Darwin Birdata Birds Australia Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 21 August 2011 External links editBush Heritage Australia page on the Charles Darwin reserve 29 34 55 S 116 57 50 E 29 582 S 116 964 E 29 582 116 964 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Darwin Reserve amp oldid 1112017627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
