Hattah-Kulkyne and Murray-Kulkyne Biosphere Reserve is a

biosphere 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 Australian state of

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located to the southern bank of the

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to the south-east of the city of

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on land occupied by the following

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s - the

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park The Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is a national park in the Mallee district of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated adjacent to the Murray River, approximately northwest of Melbourne with the nearest regional centre being Mildur ...

and the Murray-Kulkyne Park. The biosphere reserve was described by

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in 2016 as:

The Hattah-Kulkyne and Murray-Kulkyne Biosphere Reserve is located in Southeast Australia. It comprises three main habitats: riveraise woodlands, savanna woodlands and saline shrublands. The Murray River flows through the reserve and is connected to several wetlands. However, due to the semi-arid climate it only fills intermittently with water. The main land formations are saline flats that contain shallow soils overlying gypsum, dune fields that contain relics of Pleistocence sand ridges, and floodplains that are formed of a quarterly alluvium.

History

In 1915, a sanctuary was formed to protect the beauty of the Hattah lakes. Ornithologist Les Chandler in 1949, with the Reverend C. L. Lang, formed the Sunraysia Naturalists' Club (now the Sunraysia Naturalists' Research Trust) and was variously its President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer and Editor. They agitated to have the Hattah-Kulkyne area declared a national park, which was achieved in 1960.Australian Government; Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (June, 2011) Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes Ramsar Site Ecological Character Description The biosphere reserve was established in 1981 and is managed by Parks Victoria.

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Webpage for the Hattah-Kulkyne and Murray-Kulkyne Biosphere Reserve on the Protected Planet website
Biosphere reserves of Australia Mallee (Victoria) Murray-Darling basin 1981 establishments in Australia Protected areas established in 1981

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