Paluma Range National Park
Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane.
Geography
The park contains the Jourama Falls, Birthday Creek Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma.
Ecology
Most of it lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable southern cassowary.[1]
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
References
- ↑ "IBA: Paluma". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
External links
- Queensland State Government announcement Archived 27 December 2012 at archive.today
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