Warby-Ovens-Nationalpark

The Warby - Ovens National Park is a national park in the north of the Australian state of Victoria, 212 km north-east of Melbourne and 16 km northwest of Wangaratta. The national park was created in 2010 from the Warby Range State Park by adding the Killawara Forest and unregulated lower reaches of the Ovens River. Accordingly, there are three areas in the National Park: Granite mountains and sparse forests of the Warby Range, eucalyptus forests of the Species Box Ironbark Forest in Killawara and Redgum forests and wetlands along the Ovens River.

History

Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named to its expeditions in 1836 today's Warby Range initially lining Range. Its present name from the mountains to Ben Warby, who in 1844 took over the Taminick Run with 9,300 ha.

The highest point in this mountain range is Mount Glenrowan with only 515 m, but from there you can overlook the country well in the south. This made ​​their hijackers, as Ned Kelly, advantage and thus had a good hiding place from which they could overlook the small town of Glenrowan.

1979, the Warby Range State Park was established. 2002 Killawara Forest and the Forest Boweya were added. 2010, these parks have been added to the riparian areas of the still unregulated lower reaches of the Ovens River and declared the whole area a national park.

Wildlife

In the lower elevations there is the eastern gray kangaroo and the swamp wallaby.

On the granite of the mountain reptiles find ideal places for sunbathing. Many birds, such as eagles, parrots and owls inhabit the higher regions of the park.