Here s a little threatened species trivia quiz compiled by bec byrne saving our species project officer in jindabyne. Australian alps national parks.
September 7 at 6 03 pm continuing the national threatened species day theme for this week as they deserve more than just one day a year for our focus.
Australian alps national parks. Flinders chase national park located 4 5 hours from adelaide on the beautiful kangaroo island has hidden beaches gushing rivers and heritage lighthouses. Flinders chase national park. The alps program which has been operating now for 33 years is an important piece of the.
Brindabella national park bimberi nature reserve tidbinbilla nature reserve scabby range nature reserve alpine national park kosciuszko national park namadgi national park snowy river national park avon wilderness mount buffalo national park and baw baw national park. The australian alps are important for conservation recreation and as a water drainage basin with much of their eastern slopes having its runoff diverted artificially into the murray river and its tributary the murrumbidgee river through the civil engineering project of the snowy mountains scheme. The spectacular and distinctive australian alps extend over 1 6 million hectares of public land contained in eleven national parks and nature reserves across victoria new south wales and the australian capital territory.
On 3 june 2006 the australian. What is the australian alps national parks co operative management program. The australian alps national parks and reserves is a group of protected areas found in the southeastern part of australia popularly known for being home to the australian alps.
Bec also put a great threatened species. But perhaps the park s biggest drawcard is its rock formations. They are protected by large national parks in particular the kosciuszko national park in new.
South australia is known for its refined wine regions and lively cityscapes but nestled in the state s more rugged regions are unique national parks. Your expert guides will show you how to make a snow camp high in the australian alps and even take you to the snowy summit of mount kosciuszko. This short video explains our vision and mission in bringing people together including stakeholders communities and park agency staff from across the state and territory jurisdictions and boundaries united in a common goal to protect the important natural cultural and community values of the australian alps national parks.
It was the largest geographic area assessed for the nhl to that time and covered over 1 6 million hectares of public land in eleven national parks and reserves in act nsw and victoria. Icetrek expeditions is a licensed commercial tour operator with a parks eco pass. The area was established in 1999 and later listed in the australian national heritage list in november 2008.
In autumn 2019 the australian alps national parks co operative management program working with parks victoria nsw national parks and wildlife service and act parks and conservation service undertook a feral horse aerial survey in the australian alps. It s a great way to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to safely embark on your own winter adventures. The 2019 feral horse aerial survey conducted by the australian alps national parks cooperative management program aanpcmp has revealed the estimated feral horse population has grown in the last five years from approximately 9 190 in 2014 to 25 318 in 2019 across the australian alps landscape a 23 percent increase per annum.
