Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Rock carvings at the Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve

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.<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="Estate">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>

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<ref name="NTlist"/> 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.<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>

Northern Territory Government

Coastal Reserves

• Casuarina<ref name="NTlist">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Channel Point<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Shoal Bay<ref name="NTlist"/>

Conservation Areas

• Adelaide River Foreshore<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Daly River (Mt Nancar)<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Harrison Dam<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Melacca Swamp<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Oolloo Crossing<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Stray Creek<ref name="NTlist" />
• Tree Point<ref name="NTlist" />

Conservation Covenants

• Lake Woods<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>
• Newry Station Gouldian Finch<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>
• Longreach Waterhole<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>

Conservation Reserves

• Anna's Reservoir<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Blackmore River<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Bullwaddy<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Channel Island<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Caranbirini<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Connells Lagoon<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Corroboree Rock<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Fogg Dam<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Henbury Meteorites<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Illamurta Springs<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Kintore Caves<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Knuckey Lagoons<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Kuyunba<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Native Gap<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Rainbow Valley<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Vernon Islands<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Woodgreen<ref name="NTlist"/>

Historical Reserves

• Alice Springs Telegraph Station<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Arltunga<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Attack Creek<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Barrow Creek Telegraph Station<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Central Mount Stuart<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Chambers Pillar<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Gregory's Tree<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Heavitree Gap Police Station<ref name="NTlist"/>
• John Flynn<ref name="NTlist"/>
• John Flynn's Grave<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Ryan Well<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Tennant Creek Telegraph Station<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Victoria River Depot<ref name="NTlist"/>

Hunting Reserves

• Howard Springs<ref name="NTlist"/>

Management Agreement Areas

• Buffalo CreekTemplate:Citation needed
• Channel IslandTemplate:Citation needed
• Junction ReserveTemplate:Citation needed

Marine Parks

• Arafura<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Arnhem<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Limmen<ref name="CAPAD2016NT-mpa">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Wessel<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

National Parks

From the Larapinta Trail in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park

• Barranyi (North Island)<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Charles Darwin<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Djukbinj<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Dulcie Range<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Elsey<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Finke Gorge<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Garig Gunak Barlu<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Judbarra / Gregory<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Keep River<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Limmen<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Litchfield<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Mary River<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Nitmiluk<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Tjoritja / West MacDonnell<ref name="NTlist" />
• Watarrka<ref name="NTlist" />

Nature Parks

Holmes Jungle Nature Park

• Berry Springs<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Butterfly Gorge<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Cutta Cutta Caves<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Giwining / Flora River<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Holmes Jungle<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Howard Springs<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Katherine Low Level<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Leaning Tree Lagoon<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Mataranka PoolTemplate:Clarify
• N'Dhala Gorge<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Ruby Gap<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Trephina Gorge<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Umbrawarra Gorge<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps<ref name="NTlist"/>

Protected Areas

• Ilparpa Swamp WildlifeTemplate:Clarify
• Joint Geological / Geophysical Research StationTemplate:Clarify

Other places

• Alice Springs Desert Park<ref name="NTlist"/>
• George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Leanyer Recreation Park<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Manton Dam Recreation Area<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Owen Springs Reserve<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Territory Wildlife Park<ref name="NTlist"/>
• Wearyan River (Manangoora) Cycad SiteTemplate:Clarify
• Windows on the Wetlands<ref name="NTlist"/>

Australian government

Kakadu National Park escarpment

Indigenous Protected Areas

The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 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

Template:Further The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Kakadu
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta

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:<ref name=AWC>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Fish River Station<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Henbury Station (in progress)Template:Citation needed
• Newhaven<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>
• Pungalina-Seven Emu<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>
• Wongalara<ref name="CAPADnt2016terrestrial"/>

See also

• Protected areas of Australia
• National parks of the Northern Territory
• Protected areas managed by the Australian government

External links

• Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
• Find a park to visit webpage