Iluka Nature Reserve
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| Location: | New South Wales , Australia | ||
| Next city: | Iluka | ||
| Surface: | 135 ha | ||
| Founding: | July 1976 | ||
The Iluka Nature Reserve is located near the coastal town of Iluka in New South Wales , Australia . As part of Australia's Gondwana rainforests, the reserve has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 and on the Australian National Heritage List since 2007 .
description
This reserve is home to the largest coastal rainforest in New South Wales. Banksia , tuckeroo ( Cupaniopsis anacardioides ), riberry and fig trees, ferns and epiphytes grow in the park . Plants typical of these ecological niches settle on the dunes and in the tropical rainforest. There are 140 species of birds in the reserve, including the eastern rocker and the yellow- naped bower bird . It can wallabies , kangaroos , wombats , echidnas are observed and the rare Küstenemu.
natural reserve
The rainforest around Iluka has been used for recreation since 1916. In the early 1960s, a conflict between nature conservation and economic interests developed around the nature reserve. In 1964 this led to the government placing large parts of the area under protection and allowing sand mining in the vicinity of the reserve. In 1976 the public demanded further protection and it was declared a nature reserve and in 1986 a world heritage site. In the 1990s there was a risk that the protected rainforest would be removed from the World Heritage List due to the penetration of herbaceous plants; further penetration of these plants could be prevented through the initiative of the local population.
Tourist information
There are two campsites in the reserve, from where you can hike, fish and paddle boats on Jerusalem Creek .
photos
Eastern whip flute
Tuckeroo
Yellow-naped bowerbird
Web links
- environment.nsw.gov.au : Site plan
- Plan of Management (PDF file; 151 kB), NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, August 1997
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Iluka Nature Reserve , www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ a b environment.nsw.gov.au (PDF file; 1.81 MB): Plan of Management - Iluka Nature Reserve , in English, accessed on October 27, 2011
- ↑ environment.nsw.gov.au : Culture and History , in English, accessed October 27, 2011