Key Recommendation made in 2003...
"In view of the outstanding importance of Koonalda Cave, it’s proper protection must be a paramount aim in all management planning and future actions. In consideration of this, there exist two key conservation and management issues that need to be urgently addressed:(1) Control of unauthorized entry into the cave;(2) Conservation of archaeological and cultural heritage values."
Eberhard, S.M. & McBeath, R.M. (2003) Murrawijinie & Koonalda Caves, Nullarbor National Park: Review of Natural & Cultural Resources, & Strategies for Visitor Management. Report prepared for Parks and Wildlife Service (Far West Region), Department of Environment and Heritage, South Australia
"The Nullarbor caves contain a diverse invertebrate fauna that includes several remarkable obligate subterranean species (troglobites and stygobites). However, knowledge of the Nullarbor cave fauna is very incomplete; many caves have not been systematically sampled for fauna, and those caves from which collections have been made have generally only been sampled on a few occasions. The caves and dolines are also important for vertebrates, and they are a critical habitat for some species of birds and bats which roost and breed inside them. Some elements of the cave fauna and fauna habitats are fragile and vulnerable to human disturbance."
"We are not opponents of wind energy. Where wind energy makes sense it should be used. Wherever it is unreasonable and destructive, it should be avoided. The problem, of course, is that we often don’t fully understand the positive and negative impacts. I hope that this booklet will allow readers to have a better understanding of both German and international developments, so that the interested public can get a better picture of these particular problems of conservation."