Cedar Bay National Park

The Ngalba - Bulal National Park (English: Ngalba Bulal National Park ) covers an area of ​​56.5 square kilometers and is located in the Far North Region of Queensland, Australia. The National Park, which was originally called Cedar Bay National Park, was renamed in 2011 in Ngalba - Bulal National Park. The park, which is part of the World Heritage rainforests in Queensland is located 40 kilometers south of Cooktown and 10 kilometers north of Ayton. The park was founded in 1977 and is named and managed by the Aborigines of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Mangkal - Mangkalba.

History

In the area of ​​Ngalba - Bulal National Park Aborigines of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji lived. For them, the area has special significance, as it hosts sites that have mythological significance for their canoes, for turtles and Salzwassseraale. To exploit a Zinnlagerstätte in the area of ​​Cedar Bay, invaded in 1870 European miners in this area. The traces of this degradation are the Black Snake Rocks still recognizable today. The path that the miners used with their mules, is now a hiking trail.

2007, the National Park has been transferred as part of a restitution as part of a 2000 square kilometer area on the Cape York Peninsula by the Queensland Government to Aboriginal people.

Flora and Fauna

In the area of ​​more than 900 plant species have been recorded, including 45 endangered species, most of which are rainforest plants. There are rare and endangered trees, shrubs, grasses and orchids.

45 species of mammals live in the park and about 260 bird species, 34 lizards, 18 snakes and four species of turtles.

Tourist information

The national park is only accessible via two hard -maintained hiking trails or by boat. The terrain ranges from the sea level up to 1148 meters high Mount Finnigan. Camping is allowed in the park, but a timely notification and permission is required. Through the park earlier led a path for mules, which led to the historic tin mines and is now used as a hiking trail. Because of its cultural significance, the Aborigines prohibit the entry into the territory of Redsnake Point. On 2 February 2011, the National Park was hit by the devastating cyclone Yasi, which reached a speed of 285 km / h.

In the neighborhood of the National Park Black Mountain, Hope Islands and Daintree are.