Moresby Range National Park
Moresby Range is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,314 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[1]
| Moresby Range National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
  Moresby Range National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Innisfail |
| Coordinates | 17°32′15″S 146°04′33″E |
| Established | 1973 |
| Area | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The national park is located on the coast south of the mouth of the Johnstone River a few km from Innisfail in the Cassowary Coast Region. The range reaches elevations of around 160 m above sea level. It belongs to the Wet Tropics biogregion and lies within the Johnstone River water catchment.[2] About 8% of the park is classed as wetlands.[2]
The Spectacled flying fox is the only rare or threatened species to have been identified in the park.[3] In 2010, five cassowaries which inhabit the park were tagged with GPS dataloggers with VHF transmitters to enable monitoring of their movement.[4]
See also
References
- BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.
- "Moresby Range National Park". WetlandsInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Rare or threatened mammals of Moresby Range National Park". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Cassowary-tagging". The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 September 2014.