Marion Downs Sanctuary

Marion Downs Sanctuary, a former cattle station, is a 2,890 square kilometres (1,116 sq mi) nature reserve in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia.

The once privately owned cattle station that occupied an area of 2,500 square kilometres (965 sq mi) had to sell following years of financial hardship and a change in local government boundaries that increased the rates by 800%.

[1] Phil Stoker, Gerald Adamson and Joe Batiste sold the property for just over A$4 million after owning it for 22 years.

Threatened bird species recorded from Mornington including the Gouldian finch, purple-crowned fairywren and Australian bustard.

Threatened mammals include the northern quoll, rock ringtail possum and antilopine wallaroo.