Badjaling Nature Reserve Explained

Type:	protected
Badjaling Nature Reserve
State:	wa
Iucn Category:	Ia
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	12
Coordinates:	-31.9892°N 117.4989°W
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Nearest Town Or City:	Quairading
Area:	241hectare
Established:	1953
Managing Authorities:	Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Badjaling Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife, located at Badjaling in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Located east of Quairading,^[1] it is a reserve of native bushland, surrounded by land long since cleared for agriculture.^[2]

The reserve, established in 1953, has a size of 241hectare. Apart from Badjaling Nature Reserve, two smaller nature reserves exist nearby, the Badjaling North Nature Reserve (58hectare, established 1906) and Badjaling West Nature Reserve (56hectare, established 1966).^{[3] [4]}

Vegetation consists of shrubland (54%), woodland (32%), a complex of halophytes occurring in a saline watercourse (11%), and a small amount of heath (3%). The woodland is mostly composed of low, shrublike trees of Banksia and Xylomelum. A 1980 survey recorded 111 plant species in the reserve,^[5] but this did not include the endangered Banksia cuneata (Quairading Banksia), which was discovered there in 1971 but not published until 1981.^[6]

The mammal fauna of the reserve is impoverished. The only native species recorded there are the common dunnart and Gould's wattled bat. The introduced house mouse, black rat, European rabbit and fox have also been recorded.^[7] 64 bird species have been recorded, comprising 37 passerines and 27 non-passerines.^[8] 5 frogs species are known, and 17 reptiles.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Badjaling Nature Reserve . Gazetteer of Australia Online . 9 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164715/http://www.ga.gov.au/place-name/PlaceDetails.jsp?submit1=WA100144433 . 4 June 2011 . dmy .
2. Book: Chapman, A . 1980 . Introduction to Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve and Yoting Water Reserve . 9–11 . Biological Survey of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Part 12: Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve & Yoting Water Reserve . Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement . 12.
3. Web site: Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 8 September 2023.
4. Web site: Australian Protected Areas Dashboard . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 8 September 2023.
5. Book: Muir, B. G. . 1980 . Vegetation of Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve and Yoting Water Reserve . 12–40 . Biological Survey of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Part 12: Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve & Yoting Water Reserve . Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement . 12.
6. George, A. S. . Alex George (botanist) . 1981 . . . 3 . 3 . 239–473. 10.58828/nuy00060 .
7. Book: Kitchener, D. J. . Chapman, A. . 1980 . Mammals of Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve and Yoting Water Reserve . 41–44 . Biological Survey of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Part 12: Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve & Yoting Water Reserve . Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement . 12.
8. Book: Dell, John . 1980 . Birds of Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve and Yoting Water Reserve . 45–58 . Biological Survey of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Part 12: Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve & Yoting Water Reserve . Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement . 12.
9. Book: Chapman, A . Dell, John . 1980 . Frogs and Reptiles of Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve and Yoting Water Reserve . 59–64 . Biological Survey of the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Part 12: Badjaling Nature Reserve, South Badjaling Nature Reserve, Yoting Town Reserve & Yoting Water Reserve . Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement . 12.