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Windorah but their presence at this site is unknown at the time of report writing
(Stephen Peck, pers. comm.).
CURRENT MANAGEMENT: The Barcoo Shire Council has established an
interpretative drive, and maintains garbage bins.
RECOMMENDATIONS: As with the Old Cork Waterhole, this popular destination has
reached a point where the next protective management step needs to be taken by
developing a management plan. Firewood gathering sites should be designated, and
chainsaw usage should be banned. There also needs to be a public awareness
campaign to highlight the values of the site, and what visitors need to do to help
conserve those values.
It is recommended that further survey work be undertaken at this site (and other
similar waterholes) to determine the presence and abundance of priority species.
Most existing data records are biased, as they have been collected during the dry
season when mobility is easy, rather than during the wet season when there is
abundant wildlife but also when floods restrict access.
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