Extraordinary Efforts
Covering over 306,000 hectares (750,000 acres), the vast Hakuna Matata Wildlife Sanctuary protects an area of extraordinary conservation significance including:
- over 55 kilometres of pristine coastline on the Gulf of Carpentaria
- more than 100 kilometres of the nationally significant Calvert River
Support
The property captures a remarkable ecological gradient which extends from the ocean and its adjacent lowland plains to the top of the rugged sandstone plateau which dominates the Gulf region. Within this gradient lies a rich montage of habitats including:
- coastal rainforest
- mangroves
- extensive riparian forest
- vast eucalypt woodlands
- perched wetlands
- bubbling thermal springs
Hakuna Matata is a refuge for many species that are in sharp decline elsewhere in northern Australia. In total, it protects over 350 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs, including several species endemic to the Gulf region.