Editing Kakadu National Park (section)

==Environmental problems and threats==
Kakadu has seen several invasive species that threaten the native habitat, particularly in recent decades. Introduced fauna including the [[water buffalo]], [[Sus scrofa|wild pig]] and more recently, the [[Cane toads in Australia|cane toad]] have damaged habitat. Invasive weeds include ''[[Mimosa in Australia|Mimosa pigra]]'', which covers {{convert|800|km2}} of the Top End, including vast areas of Kakadu, invasive para grass (''[[Urochloa mutica]]'') displaces the native food of much of Kakadu's birdlife. ''[[Salvinia molesta]]'' has infested the Magela floodplain. [[Brumby|Brumbies]] also inhabit areas of the National Park, including Yellow Water (Ngurrungurrudjba). The controversial Ranger Uranium mine, one of the world's most productive uranium mines, is surrounded by the park, and presents a significant management challenge both now and into the future, with the question of how to safely contain low-level radioactive wastewater. The escape of contaminated wastewater into the Park's wetlands, which may become more likely under climate change–induced rainfall events, would have a devastating impact on the Park's biodiversity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal biosecurity laws must usher in a new age of environmental protection |url=https://invasives.org.au/media-releases/federal-biosecurity-laws-must-usher-new-age-environmental-protection/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Invasive Species Council |language=en-AU}}</ref>