Epping Forest National Park
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| Epping Forest National Park | |
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IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
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| Coordinates | 22°21′06″S 146°42′05″E / 22.35167°S 146.70139°ECoordinates: 22°21′06″S 146°42′05″E / 22.35167°S 146.70139°E |
| Area | 31.60 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Epping Forest is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 855 km northwest of Brisbane. The park is a scientific national park so it is not open to the public. Only scientists, rangers and volunteers may visit the park.[1]
Restricted access is used to ensure Epping Forest remains undisturbed as it is the sole remaining natural habitat of the endangered Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat.[2] The last census of the animal estimated there was a population of about 138 of the species.[1] In the 1970s the population was estimated to have reached a low of somewhere between 20 to 30 wombats.
Most of the park is eucalypt woodland with patches of sandy soils that are used by the wombats for burrowing.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Northern hairy-nosed wombats at Epping Forest National Park (Scientific)". Department of Environment and Resource Management. 20 April 2011. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/threatened_plants_and_animals/endangered/northern_hairynosed_wombat/epping_forest_national_park.html. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Belyando Basin". NQ Dry Tropics. http://www.burdekindrytropics.org.au/belyando-basin. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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