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Cuttaburra National Park A new haven for biodiversity in NSW © Joshua J Smith Photography

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Cuttaburra National Park

The park represents a protected oasis in for biodiversity in the Outback.

In July 2023, The Nature Conservancy Australia, with generous contributions from the Wyss Foundation and Holdfast Collective, Patagonia’s nonprofit shareholder, supported the acquisition of Comeroo Station by the New South Wales Government. The protection of Comeroo as Cuttaburra National Park adds 37,423 hectares (92,000 acres) of high conservation value land to Australia’s network of protected areas.

A biodiversity oasis in NSW

Located approximately 150 km northwest of Bourke in outback New South Wales, Cuttaburra National Park contains a diversity of habitats including alluvial floodplains, swamps, permanent waterholes and wetlands, which support a variety of plants and animals, including three New South Wales and nationally endangered ecological communities.

The first fauna survey completed recorded an impressive 158 native species, including the threatened eastern fat-tailed gecko, hall’s babbler and yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat.

A bird moves through the wetlands in a natural area.
Cuttaburra National Park An large bird moves through the park's wetlands. © Kirsten Skinner / DCCEEW
A black and white bird is perched on a tree branch looking ready to take flight.
Cuttaburra National Park A Hall's babbler is endemic to Australia. © Dean Ingwersen, DPE
Cuttaburra National Park An large bird moves through the park's wetlands. © Kirsten Skinner / DCCEEW
Cuttaburra National Park A Hall's babbler is endemic to Australia. © Dean Ingwersen, DPE

Creating a corridor for biodiversity

The protection of Cuttaburra National Park also builds connectivity with Brindingabba National Park and other private protected areas in the region, and enables wide ranging animals and plants to move and adapt to changing environmental conditions, forming a corridor of more than 90,000 hectares (222,000 acres).

Increasing protection of under-represented ecosystems, protecting sites of high biodiversity value and increasing connectivity between protected areas are some of the key scientific principles underpinning a successful strategy to protect Australia’s unique biodiversity.

Visit our Australia website to read more on Cuttaburra National Park and other protection success stories.

An aerial view of Cuttaburra Park showing unique ochre colour ground.
Cuttaburra National Park An aerial view of Cuttaburra National Park © Joshua J. Smith Photography

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