Tjoritja (West MacDonnell)
A chain of gorges and permanent waterholes in the central Australian desert, sacred to the Arrernte people since ancestral times
Area
1,969 km²
Declared in
1992
Region
Northern Territory
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo
Best time
March to May
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A chain of gorges and permanent waterholes in the central Australian desert, sacred to the Arrernte people since ancestral times
Declared in 1992 and renamed with its dual Arrernte name, Tjoritja, in recognition of the region's traditional owners, it protects a chain of gorges with permanent waterholes deep in the central Australian desert, each linked to Dreamtime stories of the Arrernte people, who have lived in and spiritually cared for this region for tens of thousands of years.
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See on the interactive map22 species documented in Tjoritja (West MacDonnell)
At conservation risk:Dingo
Águila audaz
Aquila audax
Dingo
Canis lupus dingo
Least ConcernAbanico australiano
Rhipidura leucophrys
Araña cara de ogro
Deinopis spinosa
Araña de espalda roja
Latrodectus hasselti
Boca de rana gris
Podargus strigoides
Cacatúa rosada (galah)
Eolophus roseicapilla
Canguro rojo
Osphranter rufus
Cuscús zorro común
Trichosurus vulpecula
Diablo espinoso
Moloch horridus
Equidna australiano
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Escinco de lengua azul
Tiliqua scincoides
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Australia, where Tjoritja (West MacDonnell) lies.
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