Paluma Range is a national park located between
Ingham and
Townsville
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, in north
Queensland
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, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of
Brisbane
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Geography
The park contains the Jourama Falls,
Crystal Creek and
Lake Paluma.
Ecology
Most of it lies within the
Paluma Important Bird Area
The Paluma Important Bird Area consists of the southernmost section of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Site of north Queensland, Australia.
Description
The geology of the 578 km2 site is dominated by granite and metamorphic rocks, formin ...
(IBA), so identified by
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...
because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the
vulnerable southern cassowary
The southern cassowary (''Casuarius casuarius''), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless black bird. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf c ...
.
History
On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, 28 March 2010), the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 6,510 hectares to the Paluma Range National Park.
See also
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Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected are ...
References
External links
Queensland State Government announcement
National parks of Queensland
North Queensland
Protected areas established in 1994
1994 establishments in Australia
Important Bird Areas of Queensland
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