Where is it?: Cooltong Conservation Park is north of the Sturt Highway and 8km NE of Berri.
Owner: Department Environment and Water.
Property summary: Total area 3710 hectares. County Hamley, Out of Hundreds – Allotment 51 (Deposited Plan 36126)
Landscape Management Region: Murraylands and Riverland
History: Cooltong Conservation Park was proclaimed on 8 April 1983.
Habitat: The park is dominated by mallee vegetation, with undulating dunes and shales. Mallee species found in the park include Blue-leaf Mallee (Eucalyptus cyanophylla), White Mallee (E. dumosa), Narrow-leaf Red Mallee (E. leptophylla) and Red Mallee (E. oleosa).
More information: DEWNR
Total Species Recorded to Date: 109 (non-passerines 43, passerines 66)
Common Species: Malleefowl, Mulga Parrot, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Purple-backed Fairywren (Variegated Fairywren), Southern Whiteface, Weebill, Grey Butcherbird, Chestnut Quailthrush
Less Common Species: Spotted Nightjar, Black-eared Cuckoo, Black-backed Fairywren (Splendid Fairywren), Striated Grasswren, Redthroat, White-backed Swallow
Updated: 24/07/2021