Protected areas of the Northern Territory
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The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of Template:Convert being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]
Summary by type and jurisdiction
As of June 2018, the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory managed 86 ‘parks and reserves’ including 22 that have not been declared with a total reported area of Template:Convert.[2]
As of 2016, the protected areas within the Australian government jurisdiction included two national parks with a total area of Template:Convert and 15 Indigenous Protected Areas with a total area of Template:Convert.[1]
As of August 2016, there were three private protected areas declared under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act with a total area of Template:Convert[3] while in late 2016, another three private protected areas were listed under the National Reserve System with a total area of Template:Convert were listed by the Australian government.[1]
Northern Territory Government
Coastal Reserves
Conservation Areas
- Adelaide River Foreshore[3]
- Daly River (Mt Nancar)[3]
- Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade[3]
- Harrison Dam[3]
- Melacca Swamp[3]
- Oolloo Crossing[3]
- Stray Creek[3]
- Tree Point[3]
Conservation Covenants
Conservation Reserves
- Anna's Reservoir[3]
- Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon[3]
- Blackmore River[3]
- Bullwaddy[3]
- Channel Island[3]
- Caranbirini[3]
- Connells Lagoon[3]
- Corroboree Rock[3]
- Fogg Dam[3]
- Henbury Meteorites[3]
- Illamurta Springs[3]
- Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles[3]
- Kintore Caves[3]
- Knuckey Lagoons[3]
- Kuyunba[3]
- Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)[3]
- Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings[3]
- Native Gap[3]
- Rainbow Valley[3]
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)[3]
- Vernon Islands[3]
- Woodgreen[3]
Historical Reserves
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station[3]
- Arltunga[3]
- Attack Creek[3]
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station[3]
- Central Mount Stuart[3]
- Chambers Pillar[3]
- Gregory's Tree[3]
- Heavitree Gap Police Station[3]
- John Flynn[3]
- John Flynn's Grave[3]
- Ryan Well[3]
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station[3]
- Victoria River Depot[3]
Hunting Reserves
Management Agreement Areas
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Marine Parks
National Parks
- Barranyi (North Island)[3]
- Charles Darwin[3]
- Djukbinj[3]
- Dulcie Range[3]
- Elsey[3]
- Finke Gorge[3]
- Garig Gunak Barlu[3]
- Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range[3]
- Judbarra / Gregory[3]
- Keep River[3]
- Limmen[3]
- Litchfield[3]
- Mary River[3]
- Nitmiluk[3]
- Tjoritja / West MacDonnell[3]
- Watarrka[3]
Nature Parks
- Berry Springs[3]
- Butterfly Gorge[3]
- Cutta Cutta Caves[3]
- Giwining / Flora River[3]
- Holmes Jungle[3]
- Howard Springs[3]
- Katherine Low Level[3]
- Leaning Tree Lagoon[3]
- Mataranka PoolTemplate:Clarify
- N'Dhala Gorge[3]
- Ruby Gap[3]
- Trephina Gorge[3]
- Umbrawarra Gorge[3]
- Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps[3]
Protected Areas
- Ilparpa Swamp WildlifeTemplate:Clarify
- Joint Geological / Geophysical Research StationTemplate:Clarify
Other places
- Alice Springs Desert Park[3]
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens[3]
- Leanyer Recreation Park[3]
- Manton Dam Recreation Area[3]
- Owen Springs Reserve[3]
- Territory Wildlife Park[3]
- Wearyan River (Manangoora) Cycad SiteTemplate:Clarify
- Windows on the Wetlands[3]
Australian government
Indigenous Protected Areas
The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:[9]
- Angas Downs
- Anindilyakwa
- Crocodile Islands Maringa
- Dhimurru
- Djelk
- GanaIanga-Mindibirrina
- Katiti Petermann
- Laynhapuy
- Marri-Jabin
- Marthakal
- Northern Tanami
- South-East Arnhem Land
- Southern Tanami
- Wardaman
- Warddeken
- Yanyuwa
National parks
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Private protected areas
Northern Territory jurisdiction
See Conservation Covenants above
Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries
Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory:[11]
- Fish River Station[12]
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- Newhaven[1]
- Pungalina-Seven Emu[1]
- Wongalara[1]
See also
- Protected areas of Australia
- National parks of the Northern Territory
- Protected areas managed by the Australian government
References
External links
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