Mount Manning Range Nature Reserve is a
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in the
Goldfields region of
Western Australia
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north of
Southern Cross
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in the area known as the
Northern Yilgarn
Northern Yilgarn is an area at the juncture of the Shire of Yilgarn, Shire of Menzies and Shire of Coolgardie in Western Australia, north of Koolyanobbing.
It is an area with rich mineral deposits, including uranium.
It lies at the area located ...
, in the
Coolgardie bioregion. It originally covered an area of ,
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The Mount Manning Range
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is located inside the reserve.
On 14 May 2007 EPA Bulletin 1256 proposed an A Class Nature Reserve
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to be established.
It was announced in September 2010.
The reserve is one of a number of reserves being incorporated into the Northern Yilgarn Conservation Reserves Management Plan.
The other reserves are Mount Elvire Conservation Park, Die Hardy Range Nature Reserve, Diemals/Mount Jackson/Windaring, and Juardi Conservation Park.
Additionally, a Mount Manning Range Conservation Park also exists, which was established in 2005 with a size of .
References
Coolgardie woodlands
Goldfields-Esperance
Nature reserves in Western Australia
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