The Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary, run by Australian Wildlife Conservancy, will open to the general public as a part of the SA Nature Pageant.
On the 4th of October 2024, guests can be welcomed to Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary. The reserve is lower than two hours from Adelaide on Ngarrindjeri Nation and is a 1,100-hectare feral predator-free fenced reserve that houses a number of the most threatened mammals in Australia.
One in every of Australia’s longest-running reintroduction applications at Yookamurra has resulted within the institution of sturdy populations of extremely endangered species corresponding to bilbies, numbats, and Burrowing and Brush-tailed bettongs. Yookamurra can be residence to the Southern Bushy-nosed wombat, Western pygmy possum, and the Frequent dunnart.
Numbat catching termite Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary | Picture by Alexandra Ross
Take a Guided Stroll By the Reserve
On the open day, a two-hour guided Morning Stroll will wander by 600-year-old mallee woodland that gives a habitat for as much as 110 chook species. Individuals will discover ways to discover diggings, burrows, and scats of the native mammals alongside the way in which. Fingers crossed, you may see illusive numbats or the spectacular ground-dwelling Mallee fowl.
The Morning Stroll at Yookamurra begins at 10am and bookings are required, with tickets costing $15 per particular person. All guests are requested to put on enclosed footwear, lengthy pants, and long-sleeved tops, and to BYO water and snacks.
The evening highlight tour is bought out, however fortunate individuals might even see bilbies, bettongs, and possums.
Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary Mallee woodland | Picture by Wayne Lawler
SA Nature Pageant
The theme for this yr’s South Australia Nature Pageant is awe, with over 400 nature-inspired occasions and actions taking place throughout the state.
Helen Crisp, AWC Regional Ecologist says, ‘We’re actually excited to be a part of this yr’s SA Nature Pageant and to supply the general public a singular alternative to see firsthand the vital conservation work Australian Wildlife Conservancy is conducting simply two hours exterior of Adelaide’.
South Australia’s Nature Pageant runs from twenty eighth September to thirteenth October and is the fifth yr the pageant has been run.
Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary open day | Picture by M Elderfield
Characteristic photograph by Wayne Lawler
