Yalgorup National Park

32°51′26″S 115°40′19″E / 32.85722°S 115.67194°E / -32.85722; 115.67194Established1966Area131.41 km² (50.7 sq mi)^[1]Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment and ConservationWebsiteYalgorup National ParkSee alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia

Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah.

The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes; the name rises from the two Noongar words Yalgor meaning lake and -up meaning place of.^[2]

The area is part of the Peel-Yalgorup Wetland system, which is classified as a Ramsar Wetland Site and was added to the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance in 1990.^[3] Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.^[4]

Wildlife

The wetlands of the park have been identified by BirdLife International as the Yalgorup Important Bird Area because of their importance for waterbirds.^[5] Lake Clifton and Lake Preston are both situated within the boundaries of the park and are home to a large variety of bird-life. Black swans, kingfishers, grebes, coots, waterfowl and a variety of parrots and a variety of dotterels can be found in and around the lake habitat.^[6]

Woodlands and tuart forests are also found within the park, and contain fauna including western grey kangaroos, emus, brush wallabies, brush-tailed possums, echidna and bandicoots. The quokka was also once found within the area but have been wiped out by foxes.^[7]

See also

• Protected areas of Western Australia

References

External links

• Naturebase - Yalgorup National Park