Western Australia, as of 2022, has 1,233 nature reserves, of which 826 are named and 407 unnamed. At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 10,074,297 hectares (24,894,130 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by nature reserves, which is 13.23 percent of all protected areas in the state and 3.99 percent of the state overall. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas.[1][2]
Nature reserves list
Notes
- ^[1] Unnamed WA14567 Nature Reserve is a strip of land along the Vasse Highway located in the locality of Yoongarillup.
- ^[2] Unnamed WA28710 Nature Reserve is a strip of land along the Midland Railway located south of Moora.
- ^[3] Unnamed WA43903 Nature Reserve is a spit located off the coast of the coast of Safety Bay which is part of the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion.
- ^[4] Unnamed WA48858 Nature Reserve is a rock located off the coast of the Wanagarren Nature Reserve in the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion.
Key for IBRA
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia:
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See also
References
- ↑ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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