Protected areas of the Northern Territory
The Protected areas of the Northern Territory contains 95 separate protected areas with a total area of 53,505 km² (land area: 51,269 km² – 3.81% of the territory’s area). Ten of these are National parks, totalling 19,622 km² (1.46% of the territory’s area). Four are Aboriginal National Parks, totalling 5,315 km² (0.39% of the territory’s area). Another four are Commonwealth National Parks (managed by the Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service – Commonwealth Government), totalling 21,143 km² (1.57% of the territory’s area).
Northern Territory government
Coastal Reserves
Conservation Covenants
- Lake Woods
- Gouldian Finch
Conservation Reserves
- Anna's Reservoir
- Blackmore River
- Bullwaddy
- Caranbirini
- Connells Lagoon
- Corroboree Rock
- Ewaninga Rock Carvings
- Fogg Dam
- Henbury Meteorites
- Illamurta Springs
- Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles
- Kuyunba
- Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)
- Native Gap
- Rainbow Valley
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) (Aboriginal) (See Gosses Bluff crater for information about the impact crater)
Historical Reserves
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Arltunga
- Attack Creek
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
- Central Mt Stuart (See Central Mount Stuart)
- Chambers Pillar
- Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line
- Gregory's Tree
- Heavitree Gap Police Station (See Heavitree Gap)
- John Flynn
- John Flynn's Grave
- Ryan Well
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
- Victoria River Depot
Historical Shipwrecks
Hunting Reserves
- Howard Springs
Management Agreement Areas
- Buffalo Creek
- Channel Island
- Junction Reserve
Marine Parks
- Limmen Bight
Marine Reserves
- Arafura (proposed)
- Arnhem (proposed)
- Limmen (proposed)
- Wessel (proposed)
National Parks
- Barranyi (North Island) (Aboriginal)
- Charles Darwin
- Djukbinj (Aboriginal)
- Dulcie Range
- Elsey
- Finke Gorge
- Garig Gunak Barlu (Aboriginal - formerly Gurig National Park & Cobourg Marine Park)
- Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range (formerly Davenport Murchison National Park)
- Judbarra / Gregory (formerly Gregory National Park)
- Keep River
- Limmen
- Litchfield
- Mary River
- Nitmiluk (Aboriginal)
- Watarrka
- West MacDonnell
Nature Parks
- Berry Springs
- Butterfly Gorge
- Cutta Cutta Caves
- Emily and Jessie Gaps
- Giwining / Flora River
- Holmes Jungle
- Howard Springs
- Katherine Low Level
- Kintore Caves
- Leaning Tree Lagoon
- Mataranka Pool
- N'Dhala Gorge
- Ruby Gap
- Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs (Aboriginal)
- Trephina Gorge
- Umbrawarra Gorge
Protected Areas
- Ilparpa Swamp Wildlife
- Joint Geological / Geophysical Research Station
- Longreach Waterhole
Other Conservation Areas
- Adelaide River Foreshore
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- Black Jungle Conservation Reserve
- Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Reserve
- Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
- Harrison Dam Conservation Reserve
- Indian Island
- Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
- Lambell's Lagoon Conservation Resource
- Leanyer Recreation Park
- Manton Dam Recreation Area
- Melacca Swamp
- Oolloo Crossing
- Owen Springs Reserve
- Spirit Hills Wilderness
- Stray Creek
- Territory Wildlife Park
- Tree Point
- Vernon Islands Conservation Reserve
- Wearyan River (Manangoora) Cycad Site
Australian government
Indigenous Protected Areas
The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:[1]
- Angas Downs
- Anindilyakwa
- Dhimurru
- Djelk
- Laynhapuy
- Marri-Jabin (Thamurrurr)
- Northern Tanami
- Southern Tanami
- Warddeken
- Yanyuwa
National parks
The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:[2]
- Kakadu (Commonwealth)
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Commonwealth)
Private protected areas
Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries
Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory:[3]
- Fish River Station (in progress)
- Henbury Station (in progress)
- Newhaven
- Pungalina-Seven Emu
- Wongalara
See also
References
- ↑ "Declared Indigenous Protected Areas in the Northern Territory". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "National Parks". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Sanctuaries". Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Retrieved 18 September 2015.