Scotia Sanctuary
Facts and practical information
Scotia Sanctuary is a 650 km2 nature reserve in the south-western plains of New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the border with South Australia. It is located in the Murray Mallee subregion of the Murray-Darling Depression Bioregion, 150 km south of the city of Broken Hill. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. ()
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Wildlife
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Malleefowl
The malleefowl is a captivating bird native to Australia, renowned for its distinctive nesting practices and minimal parental involvement post-hatching. These ground-dwelling birds are quite skittish and tend to freeze when sensing danger, making them somewhat elusive.
Birds
Brush-tailed Bettong, Woylie
The woylie, also known as the brush-tailed bettong, is a small, captivating marsupial native to Australia. This endearing creature belongs to the Bettongia genus and has two subspecies: B. p. ogilbyi, and the now-extinct B.
Mammals
Greater bilby
The greater bilby, often simply referred to as the bilby, is a captivating nocturnal marsupial native to Australia. Also known by names such as dalgyte, pinkie, and rabbit-eared bandicoot, bilbies thrive in the arid regions of northwestern and central Australia, where...
Mammals
Bridled nail-tail wallaby
The bridled nail-tail wallaby, a vulnerable species of macropod, is native to three isolated regions in Queensland, Australia. With fewer than 500 mature individuals left in the wild and 2,285 in captivity, their numbers are critically low.
Mammals
Greater stick-nest rat
The greater stick-nest rat, also known as the house-building rat, is a fascinating rodent belonging to the Muridae family. Comparable in size to a small rabbit, these rats are renowned for constructing impressive nests made from interwoven sticks.
Mammals
New South Wales