Nadgee Nature Reserve
| Nadgee Nature Reserve NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service | |
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| Website | Nadgee Nature Reserve |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The Nadgee Nature Reserve is a
Victoria, where it abuts Croajingolong National Park
.
Some 18,800 hectares (46,000 acres) of the reserve is declared a wilderness area; and additional parts of the reserve accommodate a diverse range of activities including bushwalking, cycling, swimming, fishing and
sea kayaking.[2]
History
The area was inhabited by the
New South Wales Government responded by naming it the Nadgee Faunal Reserve in 1957. The reserve was enlarged with the addition of the (recently logged) upper catchment of the Nadgee River in the 1970s.[4]
Flora and fauna
Vegetation types within the park include dry
heathland and saltwater wetlands.[2] Much of the vegetation was burnt in bushfires in 1972 (from a lightning strike) and 1980 (from a logging burn-off).[4] A variety of mammal species inhabit the reserve including swamp wallaby, eastern grey kangaroo, common wombat, agile and dusky antechinus and sugar glider
.
Birds
The varied habitats support a wide variety of bird species, 34 of which occur in the heathland areas alone.endangered eastern bristlebird.[4] The reserve lies within the Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it supports populations of eastern bristlebirds and pilotbirds as well as other significant fauna.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Nadgee Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Nadgee Nature Reserve". Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW). Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Nadgee Nature Reserve". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ ISBN 0-9587590-1-4.
- ^ "IBA: Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2011.