Boodjamulla-Nationalpark

The Boodjamulla National Park, which was formerly known as Lawn Hill National Park is a national park in the northwest of the state of Queensland in Australia. This park with 122 square kilometers and is located 340 km north-west of Mount Isa.

Park

In this park there are many valuable minerals and petrified fossils in the limestone from the Oligocene and Miocene. The sand and limestone elevations in the park originated millions of years ago. Rivers and ponds as well as water holes for the development of interesting and unique flora and fauna of the park is of great importance. The Lawn Hill Creek, the Gregory River and the River O'Shannassy carry the entire water year and the Lawn Hill River is fed by the springs of the limestone massif, located in the west of the park. Through the water, there are palm trees and tropical plants in the park. The Lawn Hill Creek, which is located 60 meters deep on a sandstone gorge, is the habitat of many mammals and over 130 species of birds.

The park was located until December 1984, the Lawn Hill Station, Queensland's largest cattle loading station, which was built in 1870. Both Riversleigh and Musselbrook part of the park, which was included in the list of World Natural Heritage for its numerous fossils at the age of millions of years and its unique flora and fauna.

In the south of the park in 1976 huge dinosaur footprints and more than 250 fossil species were found when Australia was still part of the supercontinent Gondwana. In Mount Isa many relics in the Riversleigh Fossil Centre are issued.

The Lawn Hill Creek is navigable by canoes can be rented at Adel's Grove and Lawn Hill Gorge. At Adel's Grave There is a campsite and six hiking trails the national park.

Flora and Fauna

In the park freshwater crocodiles, catfish and numerous birds like Grey Bowerbird, Sonnenastrild, Zebra Finch, Rotschopftaube ( Spinifextaube ) Brolgakranich, budgie and the wedge-tailed eagles have. In addition, many marsupials are in the park, such as rock - ring Beutler, mountain kangaroo, wallaby. Furthermore, there dingoes, Olivpython and echidnas live. It growing grasses such as spinifex and Astrebla, hardwood trees such as acacia, eucalyptus and also evergreen plants such as Grevilleen.

Aboriginal

In the park of the Aboriginal tribe of Waanyi lives, since about 17,000 years and called the place after Boodjamulla, as the land of rainbow serpent. Lawn Hill George evangelized the Waanyi strain. Rock art painting and other art works are evidence of the culture of Waanyi who now live as a park employees and work.