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The Mutawintji National Park, formerly the Mootwingee National Park, is a protected
The rugged, mulga-clad Byngnano Range is dissected by colourful gorges, rockpools and creek beds lined with red gums. Scattered among the caves and overhangs are Aboriginal rock art and engravings.
In 1979, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased and fenced , in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of Mutawintji National Park, for the conservation and protection of the yellow-footed rock wallaby.
Follow-up funding of fox eradication in the reserve ensured the survival of this last population of yellow-footed rock-wallabies in New South Wales. Of the wild animals,
File:Hand stencils. Mootwingee. 1976.jpg, Hand stencils. Mootwingee.
File:Etched rock figures. Mutawintji National Park.jpg, Etched rock figures. Mutawintji National Park
File:Waterhole, Mootwingee.jpg, Waterhole, Mootwingee
File:Rock etchings. Mootwingee.jpg, Rock etchings. Mootwingee
File:Hand stencil in rock overhang, Mootwingi.jpg, Hand stencils in rock overhang, Mootwingee
File:Mootwingee waterhole.jpg, Mootwingee waterhole
File:Ancient rock etchings. Mootwinjee.jpg, Ancient rock etchings. Mootwinjee
File:Etched human-like figures. Mootwingee.jpg, Etched human-like figures. Mootwingee
File:Kangaroos etched on rocks. Mootwingee.jpg, Kangaroos etched on rocks. Mootwingee
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales
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, in eastern Australia
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. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney
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and about north-east of .
Features and location
The rugged, mulga-clad Byngnano Range is dissected by colourful gorges, rockpools and creek beds lined with red gums. Scattered among the caves and overhangs are Aboriginal rock art and engravings.
In 1979, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased and fenced , in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of Mutawintji National Park, for the conservation and protection of the yellow-footed rock wallaby.
Follow-up funding of fox eradication in the reserve ensured the survival of this last population of yellow-footed rock-wallabies in New South Wales. Of the wild animals, wedge-tailed eagle
The wedge-tailed eagle (''Aquila audax'') also known as the eaglehawk, is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. A ...
, peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known simply as the peregrine, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family (biology), family Falconidae renowned for its speed. A large, Corvus (genus), cro ...
, short-billed correllas, zebra finches
The zebra finches are two species of Estrildidae, estrildid finch in the genus ''Taeniopygia'' found in Australia and Indonesia. They are seed-eaters that travel in large flocks. Species
The species are:
Previously, both species were c ...
, budgerigars, apostle birds and magpies can also be found here.
The park also protects Mutawintji Historic Site, containing one of the best collections of Australian Aboriginal
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia (co ...
rock art
In archaeology, rock arts are human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type al ...
.
See also
*Protected areas of New South Wales
The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. there are 225 national parks in New South Wales. A number established since the late 1970s followed campaigns by local residents and environmentalis ...
References
Gallery
External links
* * * ''The Archaeology of Mootwingee,Western New South Wales'' by F. D. McCarthy and N. W. G. Macintosh. Records of the Australian Museum, VOL. XXV, No. 13, 1962, pp. 249–298. National parks of New South Wales Protected areas established in 1998 Rock art in Australia 1998 establishments in Australia Far West (New South Wales) {{NewSouthWales-protected-area-stub