Beringa Reserve Explained

Type:protected
Beringa Reserve
State:wa
Coordinates:-34.068°N 118.86°W
Relief:yes
Pushpin Label Position:top
Nearest Town Or City:Albany, Western Australia
Area:25.06
Established:2007
Managing Authorities:Bush Heritage Australia
Url:http://www.bushheritage.org.au/places-we-protect/state_westernaustralia/reserve_beringa

Beringa Reserve, formerly known as Peniup Creek Reserve, is a 25.06 km2 nature reserve in south-west Western Australia. It lies about 380 km south-east of Perth. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), by which it was purchased jointly with Greening Australia (WA) in 2007, and forms part of the Gondwana Link project, in which BHA is a partner.[1]

Flora and fauna

The reserve protects yate, mallet and moort woodland as well as mallee heath vegetation and riparian communities along the upper Peniup Creek. Much of the reserve was previously cleared and is now regenerating or planned to be revegetated. Animals either recorded, or expected to be present, include black-gloved wallaby, tammar wallaby and red-tailed phascogale.[1]

The nearby Peniup Nature Reserve is used for the DEC recovery program for the Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis), an attempt to conserve this endangered species by its reintroduction.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beringa Reserve . 8 November 2012. Our Reserves . Bush Heritage Australia . 28 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) Recovery Plan. Friend. Tony. 2003. Dibbler Recovery Team. Department of Conservation and Land Management (DEC). 26 April 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080815040733/http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/p-apicalis/pubs/p-apicalis.pdf. 15 August 2008. dmy-all.