Yalgorup National Park

Yalgorup National Park
Western Australia
IUCN category II (national park)

Yalgorup National Park observation walkway
Yalgorup National Park
Nearest town or city Mandurah
Coordinates 32°51′26″S 115°40′19″E / 32.85722°S 115.67194°E / -32.85722; 115.67194Coordinates: 32°51′26″S 115°40′19″E / 32.85722°S 115.67194°E / -32.85722; 115.67194
Established 1966
Area 131.41 km2 (50.7 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment and Conservation
Website Yalgorup National Park
See also List of protected areas of
Western Australia

Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah

The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes, the name rises from the two Noongar words Yalgor meaning lake and up meaning place of.[2]

The area is part of the Peel-Yalgorup Wetland system which is classified as a Ramsar Wetland Site and was added to the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance in 1990.[3] Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.[4]

Wildlife

The wetlands of the park have been identified by BirdLife International as the Yalgorup Important Bird Area because of their importance for waterbirds.[5] Lake Clifton and Lake Preston are both situated within the boundaries of the park and are home to a large variety of bird-life. Black swans, kingfishers, grebes, coots, waterfowl and a variety of parrots and a variety of dotterels can be found in and around the lake habitat.[6]

Woodlands and tuart forests are also found within the park and contain fauna including western grey kangaroos, emus, brush wallabys, brush-tailed possums, echidna and bandicoots. The quokka was also once found within the area but have been wiped out by foxes.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010: 48. ISSN 1835-114X.
  2. ↑ "Department of Environment and Conservation - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar site Management Plan" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Experience Perth - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. ↑ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yalgorup. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-05.
  6. ↑ "About Australia - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "West Australian Vista - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.


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