Bernouilli Conservation Reserve

The Bernouilli Conservation Reserve is a protected area in Cape Jaffa which is overseen by the Department of the Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

The entire property is 266 hectares large and located 21 kilometres southwest of Kingston SE in the Limestone Coast.

The reserve gets its name from Cap Bernouilli, which is the former name assigned to Cape Jaffa’s headland. It was declared a reserve on November 11 1993 under the Crown Land Management Act to protect the flora and fauna living in the area; particularly its birds.

There are a total of 42 bird species to date that have been recorded living in the area; common species include the hooded plover, musk duck, superb fairywren, and singing honeyeater. Less common species include the red-capped plover, orange-bellied parrot, spiny-cheeked honeyeater, white-browed babbler, and the striated fieldwren.

The Bernouilli Conservation Reserve is a coastal dune area mostly made up of tall shrub land, coast wattle, coast beard-heath, and coast daisy-bush. It is an IUCN Category VI protected area.