Aroona Sanctuary facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aroona SanctuarySouth Australia |
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 Aroona Sanctuary
Location in South Australia
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| Nearest town or city | Leigh Creek |
| Established | 26 October 1995 |
| Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Electricity Trust of South Australia (1995-2000) NRG Flinders & its successors (2000 onwards) |
| Footnotes | Coordinates Nearest town |
Aroona Sanctuary is a special private protected area in South Australia. It is located near the town of Leigh Creek. The sanctuary's north-western edge is less than 1 kilometer from the town center.
It covers most of the land around Leigh Creek, including the Aroona Dam. However, it does not include the town itself, the Leigh Creek Airport, or major roads and railways.
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About Aroona Sanctuary
Aroona Sanctuary is a place where nature is protected. It includes different types of land. You can find rocky hills, flat clay areas, wetlands, and even sandy desert parts here.
A caretaker lives in the sanctuary to look after it. Staff from NRG Flinders also visit regularly to check the water in the dam.
History of the Sanctuary
Before it became a sanctuary, some of this land was part of a big property called Myrtle Springs Station. Sheep used to graze there.
The area was officially made a 'sanctuary' on October 26, 1995. This happened under a special law called the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.
Yellow-footed Rock-Wallaby Release
In 1996, something exciting happened at Aroona Sanctuary. A group of Yellow-footed rock-wallabys were released here. These wallabies had been raised in captivity. They are a special kind called P. x. xanthopus.
This important release was a team effort. It was done by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, NRG Flinders, and the South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage.
Protecting Aroona
As of 2016, Aroona Sanctuary was not part of Australia's National Reserve System. Also, in 2014, it had not been given a special category by the IUCN. The IUCN uses categories to show how protected an area is.
