Mogumber Nature Reserve

Mogumber Nature Reserve
Western Australia
Mogumber Nature Reserve is located in Western Australia
Mogumber Nature Reserve
Mogumber Nature Reserve
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Nearest town or cityMogumber
Coordinates31°04′12″S 116°02′36″E / 31.0701°S 116.0433°E / -31.0701; 116.0433
Established1984
Area231 hectares (570 acres)[1][2]
FootnotesCoordinates[3]
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia

The Mogumber Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Australia. It is a refuge for the endangered Western Swamp Tortoise along with the Twin Swamps Nature Reserve and the Ellen Brook Nature Reserve.[4] Twin Swamps and Ellen Brook are IUCN Protected Area Management Category IV Reserves, while the Mogumber Nature Reserve is a Category Ia nature reserve.

The vegetation is a woodland dominated by marri (Corymbia calophylla) and jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata). The rare species Darwinia carnea (Mogumber bell) occurs in the area.[5]

Amongst the fauna is a group of Carnaby's black cockatoo, attracted to tree hollows and food in the woodland.[5]

The site is associated with the Yued people of Southwest Australia, who record it as a meeting point for other groups and within the broader Moore River Mythological Waggyl site.[5]

  1. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Mogumber Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  4. ^ "Pseudemydura umbrina (Western Swamp Tortoise)". Australian Government - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  5. ^ a b c "Enhancing Mogumber Town Reserve as a local natural asset : NRM WA". www.nrm.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia.