Mount Royal National Park
Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area The Mount Royal National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1997, the 6,920-hectare (17,100-acre) park is situated approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi) north of Sydney. Sections of the park had been subject to logging, which was disrupted by a blockade in 1989.[1]
The park is part of the Barrington Tops group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[3]
During the 2019 Australian Bushfire Season, the park was damaged by the 'Mount Royal 1' fire.
Major Peaks
[edit]Mount Royal is the highest peak at 1,186m.
Pieres Peak is a major peak south of Mount Royal at 986m.
Fauna
[edit]The park is home to endangered animal species such as parma wallaby, rufous scrub bird, paradise riflebird, hastings river mouse and the glossy black-cockatoo.
The animals that live here do not seem to have evolved, today they look like their fossil remains.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ McIntyre, Iain (4 November 2020). "Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World – Timeline 1974-1997". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Mount Royal National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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