Whicher National Park

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Whicher National Park
Whicher National Park (Western Australia)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 56 ′ 24 ″  S , 115 ° 28 ′ 48 ″  E
Location: Western Australia , Australia
Next city: south of Busselton
Surface: 63.43 km²
Founding: 2004
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The 63.43 km² Whicher National Park (English: Whicher National Park ) is located 25 kilometers south of Busselton in the Whicher Range .

The national park can be reached via State Road 104 from Busselton.

The Whicher Range is known for its forests with jarrah and marri trees as well as for its abundance of wild flowers with many spring bloomers . The hilly area of ​​the Whicher Range is also home to several protected mammals and endemic frogs, including Crinia subinsignifera and Heleioporus barycragus .

The national park was established in 2004. In the Forest Management Plan 2014–2023 , an expansion of the park by 40 km² is planned.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Department of Parks and Wildlife 2013–14 Annual Report (PDF), on parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved August 20, 2017
  2. ↑ a b Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary . Terrestrial Protected Areas in Western Australia (2014). DSEWPaC , accessed August 27, 2017; MS Excel ; 53 kB
  3. ^ A b Southeastern Australia , on worldwildlife.org. Retrieved August 21, 2017