An anonymous $21 million donation has helped with the purchase of the 352,589-hectare Vergemont Station near Longreach to create a 1.5 million-hectare 'protected corridor' in outback Queensland.
The Queensland government has purchased a 350,000ha property in outback Queensland to be a protected area.The property, which is bigger than the ACT, attaches to existing national parks and recent purchases, which will create a 1.5 million hectare protected area corridor.
The addition of the three properties adds 555,589 hectares to Queensland's national parks, reserves and protected areas. The conservation corridor is a key habitat for endangered and vulnerable species like the night parrot and the yellow-footed rock-wallaby, according to Environment Minister Leanne Linard.Ms Linard said the government expects a transition period of 12 to 24 months before the property becomes protected land.
Many of those in the industry fear they will be forced out of their mining leases once the property transitions to a national park.
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