Livingstone National Park

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Livingstone National Park
Livingstone National Park, New South Wales
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Coordinates: 35 ° 22 ′ 8 ″  S , 147 ° 21 ′ 36 ″  E
Location: New South Wales , Australia
Specialty: Wooded area with grass trees and eucalyptus
Next city: Mangoplah
Surface: 19.19 km²
Founding: January 2001
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The Livingstone National Park is a national park in the southern Australian state of New South Wales , 30 kilometers south of Wagga Wagga and ten kilometers east of the town Mangoplah in the Riverina .

Originally, today's national park was declared a State Forest in 1915 because of the wood it contained, which was to be preserved for the city of Junee . From the railway line from Mangoplah to Westby , a branch for timber transport was laid near the state forest, but was later dismantled. A report from the New South Wales Forestry Commission mentioned that this forest was the only one of its kind, and it was later found that the forest also contained a colony of Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis), of which only two remain in the southern one New South Wales existed. Three species of orchids and over 100 native bird species were also found.

In 1976, the Wagga Wildlife and Conservation Society requested that the state forest be rededicated as an endangered area into a national park, but was unsuccessful. Only in January 2001 was the state forest with an area of ​​1919 hectares declared a national park.

The national park has four types of vegetation, for example grass trees , mallee (Eucalyptus dissita), kangaroo grass (Themada trianda) and open forest.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Livingstone National Park and State Conservation Area Plan of Management . Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. Government of New South Wales (PDF; 193 kB)
  2. ^ Livingstone National Park . Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales
  3. ^ National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill . Parliament of New South Wales
  4. ^ Livingstone National Park - Park Management . Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales
  5. ^ Livingstone National Park . Parliament of New South Wales