Calperum Station (reserve)
Calperum Station, also known as Calperum Reserve, is a nature reserve located in the east of the Australian state of South Australia about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) north-west of the town of Renmark and about 250 kilometres (160 miles) east of the state capital of Adelaide. Calperum Station consists of three separate pastoral leases - Calperum, Calperum Road and Yubalia.
| Calperum Station Calperum Station, South Australia | |
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Nephrurus levis from Calperum Reserve | |
Calperum Station | |
| Nearest town or city | Renmark |
| Coordinates | 33°49′0″S 140°34′0″E |
| Established | 1993 |
| Area | 2,386 km2 (921.2 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Austland Services Pty Ltd on behalf of the Director of National Parks |
| Website | Calperum Station |
| Footnotes | Coordinates Managing authorities |
The property is a de-stocked pastoral (sheep) station managed by the Australian Landscape Trust. It is managed for public benefit as a site for habitat and species conservation, scientific research and public education. Most of the property is listed as "critical habitat" for a threatened species of bird, the black-eared miner, but it is not an officially-designated protected area.
The reserve includes a major part of the Riverland Ramsar site, a wetland of international significance, and Calperum Station is also part of a larger reserve system known as the Riverland Biosphere Reserve. It also includes a major part of the Riverland Ramsar Site. Calperum Station is part of a larger reserve system known as the Riverland Biosphere Reserve.