Sydney-Harbour-Nationalpark

The Sydney Harbour National Park (English Sydney Harbour National Park ) is a national park in the Australian state of New South Wales. The protected status of the park was given 1975 known. 1978 to 1984, the area was enlarged several times.

Geography

The National Park is located in the city of Sydney. He is about 3.93 km ². This area is divided into different areas around Sydney Harbour as well as several islands, such as Bradleys Head, Middle and Georges Haeds, North Head, South Head and Harbour Iceland.

Vegetation

About 40 % of the area occupied by heaths, which are places again overgrown by natural tree growth. Approximately 25 % of the area - especially in sheltered areas with deep soils are to be designated as forest land. In other about 15 % grow Eucalyptuswälder.

Wildlife

In the National Park mainly nocturnal mammals can be found, including Grey-headed flying foxes, Big long bandicoot, Stuart Breitfußbeutelmaus, gold belly swimming rats, possums, ring Beutler, echidnas and bats.

Approximately 150 bird species have been observed in the national park, 44 also breed here, including Cormorant, lapwing mask, white-bellied sea eagle and gray beard hawk. Moreover, there is a breeding colony of Little Penguins.

History

Long before Australia was a British colony, the area was settled around Sydney Harbour from the Aboriginal tribes of the Eora, Guringai and Darug. That changed soon after the arrival of the first European settlers and prisoners. To make room for the development of the colony, the Aborigines were increasingly displaced from their traditional settlements and hunting grounds. Many died of previously unknown diseases such as smallpox with them or were even killed. Around the middle of the 19th century, the Aborigines were virtually forced out around Sydney