Eungella

The Eungella National Park is a national park in Queensland, 83 kilometers west of Mackay. The park has a size of about 599 km ². Founded in the park in 1936. It is in the Clarke Range and reached at the summit of Mt Dalrymple a height of 1,280 m. These mountains are often jam the clouds, which has them in the language of the aborigines, the term " home of the clouds." Here rainfall of 2,000 millimeters per year are recorded

Plant and animal world

The main attractions of the park are the distinct tropical rain forests, which have more than 860 plant species. In the lower elevations are found, for example, rich in epiphytes and orchids occurrence in the woods while they are marked in the higher elevations of teak trees, palm trees and giant specimens of the species Argyrodendron actinophyllum

Nowhere platypuses can be observed as closely and frequently as the Broken River, where viewing platforms facilitate the observation of the elusive animals. Also, bats are encountered regularly.

Alone, the number of all live in the rain forest bird species amounts to 225, including the only here on a small area endemic Eungellahonigfresser. He is one of five species of birds that have been re-discovered in Australia in the last 50 years. Other notable species are the yellow neck Bowerbird, the long-tailed pigeon and the white-bellied sea eagle

Notoriety reached the Northern gastric brooding frog, which was only discovered in 1984 in this area. He lived on a small area of less than 500 square kilometers and was already in the year after its discovery not again be found. Since then, the species is considered extinct.

Tourism

From Broken River and Eungella, the only place in the park, hiking trails run through the rain forest. A large part of the national park, however, is completely inaccessible.

In the vicinity of the national parks Homevale, Bluff Hill, Mount Ossa and Mount Martin are.