Witjira National Park, Simpson Desert, Purni Bore wetlands, South Australia.

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Witjira National Park, Simpson Desert, Purni Bore, South Australia. The French Petroleum Company first drilled Purni Bore in the Simpson Desert as a stratigraphic well in 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980s the bore was left to flow wild, and created an artificial wetland. Over 80 species of birds have been recorded there. Land management decided to cap the bore, but lobbying from environmentalists resulted in a compromise where the flow was minimised and the wetland environment continues to provide an oasis for desert species.

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Location: Purni Bore, Witjira National Park, Simpson Desert, South Australia
Photo credit: © Manfred Gottschalk / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: australia, bore, desert, national, outback, park, purni, semi-arid, simpson, south, travel, wetland, witjara