Kalamurina (71)

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Site name: Kalamurina

Site number: 71

Point numbers: 281 (Kalamurina Dry A), 282 (Kalamurina Wet A), 283 (Kalamurina Dry B), 284 (Kalamurina Wet B)

Ecoregion: Deserts and xeric shrublands

Participant and site owner: Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Site location: North Eastern South Australia

Latitude: -27.910

Longitude: 137.660

Site description: Kalamurina is an AWC property of 667,000 hectares located at the juncture of the Simpson, the Tirari, and Sturt’s Stony Desert. The reserve has large areas of dune fields, freshwater and salt lakes, floodplains, and gibber plains. Kalamurina protects a variety of desert fauna including the Crest-tailed Mulgara, the Dusky Hopping Mouse, the Eyrean Grasswren and the Lake Eyre Dragon.

Little Desert Nature Lodge (74)

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Site name: Little Desert Nature Lodge

Site number: 74

Point numbers: 293 (Little Desert Nature Lodge Wet A), 294 (Little Desert Nature Lodge Dry A), 295 (Little Desert Nature Lodge Wet B), 296 (Little Desert Nature Lodge Dry B)

Ecoregion: Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrubs

Participant and site owner: Little Desert Nature Lodge

Site location: Western Victoria

Latitude: -36.586

Longitude: 141.227

Site description: Little Desert Nature Lodge is an ecotourism property adjacent to the Little Desert National Park. The Nature Lodge protects important habitat for the Mallee Fowl.

Newhaven (73)

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Site name: Newhaven

Site number: 73

Point numbers: 289 (Newhaven Wet A), 290 (Newhaven Wet B), 291 (Newhaven Dry B), 292 (Newhaven Dry A)

Ecoregion: Deserts and xeric shrublands

Participant and site owner: Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Birdlife Australia

Site location: Central Australia

Latitude: -22.733

Longitude: 131.152

Site description: Newhaven is a conservation reserve of approximately 261500 hectares in the Northern Territory. The reserve is jointly managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Birdlife Australia, and protects large expanses of mulga woodlands and spinifex sandplains. Newhaven are the traditional lands of the Ngalia-Warlpiri/Luritja people.

Bowra (65)

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Site name: Bowra

Site number: 65

Point numbers: 257 (Bowra Dry A), 258 (Bowra Wet A), 259 (Bowra Dry B), 260 (Bowra Wet B)

Ecoregion: Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands

Participant and site owner: Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Site location: South Western Queensland

Latitude: -27.987

Longitude: 145.609

Site description: Bowra is an Australian Wildlife Conservancy wildlife sanctuary located north-west of Cunnamulla. The property extends from the Warrego River floodplain in the east to a Mulga (Acacia aneura) dominated plateau in the west. The site receives intermittent, seasonal rainfall, and supports a mosaic of woodlands, shrublands, grasslands and riparian vegetation. Bowra provides breeding habitat and drought refuge for many semi-arid species, and is renowned for its bird diversity.

The dry sensors at Bowra are located in Mulga woodland. The wet sensors are located along an eastern tributary of the Warrego River.