Reef Hills State Park
| Reef Hills State Park Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Reef Hills State Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Benalla |
| Coordinates | 36°35′40″S 145°56′11″E / 36.5945°S 145.9363°E |
| Established | 1986 |
| Area | 20.13 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Reef Hills State Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
Reef Hills State Park is a protected area of 2013 hectares, about 5 km south-west of Benalla, in the north east of Victoria, Australia.[1][2] There are traces of a mining activity from the gold rush. It was established in 1986.
Environment
[edit]The park is home to more than 17 mammal species and 100 bird species. It is part of the Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Box-Ironbark forest ecosystems and several species of threatened woodland birds dependent on them.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reef Hills State Park", Official website, Parks Victoria, retrieved 30 January 2012
- ^ Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database CAPAD08, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities, Commonwealth of Australia, 2008, retrieved 29 January 2012
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-20.
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