Protected area in Western Australia
| Yalgorup National Park Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Stromatolites growing in Yalgorup National Park | |
  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; 115.67194 |
| Established | 1966 |
| Area | 131.41 km (50.7 sq mi) |
| 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.
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. Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.
Wildlife
The wetlands of the park have been identified by BirdLife International as the Yalgorup Important Bird Area because of their importance for waterbirds. 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.
Woodlands and tuart forests are also found within the park, and contain fauna including western grey kangaroos, emus, brush wallabies, brush-tailed possums, echidna and bandicoots. The quokka was also once found within the area but have been wiped out by foxes.
See also
References
- "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- "Department of Environment and Conservation - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- "Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar site Management Plan" (PDF). 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- "Experience Perth - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yalgorup. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-05.
- "About Australia - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- "West Australian Vista - Yalgorup National Park". 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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