Mummel-Gulf-Nationalpark

The Mummel - Gulf National Park is located in the area of the New England Tableland of New South Wales, Australia about 300 km as the crow north of Sydney and 50 km south-east of Walcha. It was founded in 1999 and is 14,127 acres in size.

General

The landscape in the park is dominated by the stock of primary forest, where the terrain drops here from about 1450 meters to about 470 meters above sea level. These forests have been the subject of protests against the continued logging in the early 1990s, which was counteracted by the protected status. In the woods are partly to subtropical rainforests, partial to eucalyptus forests of diverse composition.

Nature

Due to the protected status a number of endangered plant and animal species are being preserved. On rare mammals were, inter alia, Quoll, Wombat, Parma Wallaby, found Yellow-bellied Glider and Riesengleitbeutler, rare birds of Riesenkauz ( Ninox strenua ), the Rußeule, the New Zealand morepork, Frogmouth and cave Schwalme.

Hazards

Since feral pigs and dogs threaten the species living here, the employees of the National Park Service to reduce their inventory through control measures endeavor. In addition, the spread of undesirable plant species, such as Ageratina adenophora and that are assumed by previous uses of the area blackberries, to be problematic dar.