Mount Etna Caves National Park Explained

Type:protected
Mount Etna Caves National Park
State:qld
Iucn Category:II
Coordinates:-23.1603°N 150.4753°W
Relief:yes
Nearest Town Or City:The Caves
Area:4.78
Established:1994
Managing Authorities:Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-etna-caves/index.html

Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.

The park's caves are the roosting site for more than 80 percent of Australia's breeding population of little bent-wing bats. It is also one of the few places in Australia supporting a colony of the endangered Ghost Bat.[1]

History

The Fitzroy Caves National Park was gazetted in 1973 with a focus on the protection of the bats rather than the caves. In 1990, it was renamed Mount Etna Caves National Park. In 1999, the park was extended to provide more protection to the caves.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-etna-caves/about.html About Mount Etna Caves
  2. Web site: Berrill. Peter. Vavryn. Dianne. An overview of the Mount Etna campaign. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319051029/http://www.ackma.org/journal/72/An%20Overview%20of%20the%20Mt%20Etna%20campain%20-%20Peter%20Berill%20and%20Dianne%20Vavryn.pdf. 19 March 2021. 19 March 2021. 4.