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Site 10. Lake Bindegolly (Eulo – Thargomindah Road)
STOCK ROUTE NUMBER: U508
PRIORITY SPECIES: Animals:
Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus),
Australian painted snipe (Rostratula australis), and
painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta).
RATING: BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT
SHIRE COUNCIL: BULLOO SHIRE
Lake Bindegolly (Plate 40) is a string of salt and freshwater wetlands in Lake
Bindegolly National Park that dries out approximately every decade. The lakes are a
major haven for waterbirds including the priority species Australasian bittern
(Botaurus poiciloptilus), Australian painted snipe (Rostratula australis) and painted
honeyeater (Grantiella picta), and other species of interest such as the Rare freckled
duck (Stictonetta naevosa) and the Vulnerable plant Acacia ammophila.
The stock route cuts the system in half, but the stock route is inactive. A tourist
information bay has been established as the area is popular with tourists, and use of
the stock routes for tourism is well supported by the Bulloo Shire Council.
Plate 40. Lake Bindegolly with an approaching storm in the distance
(Photo: B. Walsh).
THREATS: The major threats to Lake Bindegolly are predation by feral cats, foxes
and dogs, habitat degradation by rabbits, weeds, feral pigs and feral goats, and
overgrazing by livestock (both sheep and cattle).
CURRENT MANAGEMENT: Lake Bindegolly comes under the management of Lake
Bindegolly National Park.
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