Iluka Nature Reserve

The Iluka Nature Reserve is located near the coastal town of Yamba in New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is listed as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia since 1986 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007 and in the Australian National Heritage List.

Description

This reserve is home to the largest coastal rainforest in New South Wales. Grow in the park Banksia, Tuckeroo ( Cupaniopsis anacardioides ) Riberry and fig trees, ferns and epiphytes. On the dunes and in the tropical rainforest settle typical plants for these ecological niches. In reserve to keep to 140 bird species, including the Eastern Wippflöter and yellow neck Bowerbird. It can be observed wallabies, kangaroos, wombats, echidnas and the rare Küstenemu.

Conservation

The rainforest at Iluka was used for recreation since 1916. In the early 1960s, developed around the nature reserve a conflict between nature conservation and economic interests. This led in 1964 to the fact that the government made large parts of the area under protection and in the vicinity of the reserve allowed the sand mining. 1976 urged the public further protection and it became a Nature reserve and in 1986 declared a World Heritage Site. In the 1990s there was a risk that the protected rain forest is deleted by the advance of herb plants from the World Heritage List, the further advance of these plants could be prevented by Eigeninitiatven the local population.

Tourist information

In the reserve there are two campsites, from there you can be hiked, fished and driven with paddle boats on the Jerusalem Creek Recreational Sports.

Photos

Tuckeroo

Yellow neck Bowerbird