Publication Date
1980
Series Number
Report 39
Publisher
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Following a Cabinet endorsed recommendation by the Environmental Protection Authority in 1975, an area of vacant Crown Zand (the Toolonga Area) was examined during April and September, 1978.
The geology, soils and vegetation of the area are described and annotated lists of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles are presented. A small part of the area lies in the South West Botanical Province (Irwin District) but most is in the Eremaean Botanical Province (Carnarvon District). The vertebrate fauna is a mixture of south-western, Shark Bay and arid zone species, but the last predominate.
The Toolonga Area provides an opportunity to protect a representative portion of the southern part of the Carnarvon Botanical District and its flora and fauna, an area which has no Conservation Reserves at present. A recommendation is made for a Class A Nature Reserve of approximately 235 500 ha.
Number of Pages
64
Keywords
Flora, Fauna, Wildlife, Toolonga Nature Reserve (Shark Bay), Western Australia
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Botany | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Sciences
Recommended Citation
Burbidge, A A,
Fuller, P J,
and
Cashin, K.
(1980), Fisheries Report No 39 - The Wildlife of the proposed Toolonga Nature Reserve, Shark Bay Shire, Western Australia. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia, Perth. Report Report 39.
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