Cravens Peak Reserve - Landscape

Landscape

Cravens Peak is composed of rocky hills and plains, with the Toomba Range of the western section being the highest and most rugged, and the eastern section dominated by dunefields and the associated swales, with gibber plains in the south. There are ephemeral claypans and waterholes in the catchment of the Mulligan River important for waterfowl conservation. Vegetation communities include Mitchell Grass plains and Coolabah woodlands. Management needs to address previous overgrazing, control of introduced herbivores and predators, as well as fire ecology. The reserve is part of the Simpson Desert Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International for its importance in conserving suitable habitat for Eyrean Grasswrens.