Editing Narawntapu National Park (section)

==Flora and fauna==
[[File:Pademelon de Tasmanie.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Tasmanian pademelon]] in Narawntapu.]]
Vegetation communities represented in the park include coastal [[heathland]], dry [[sclerophyll]] [[woodland]], herbland, [[grassland]] and [[salt marsh]].  The rare [[Phylloglossum|pygmy clubmoss]] has been recorded from the park.

A feature of the park is the high density of [[marsupial]]s present. In addition to kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons, one can find also [[common wombat]]s and [[Tasmanian devil]]s.  [[Eastern quoll|Eastern]] and [[spotted-tail quoll]]s live in the area, as well as [[platypus]]es and [[short-beaked echidna|echidnas]].  The birdlife is rich and includes threatened species such as the [[hooded plover]], [[Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle]] and [[swift parrot]].  The [[intertidal]] [[mudflat]]s in the North East Arm area of the park are an important foraging area for [[bird migration|migratory]] [[wader]]s,<ref name=MP2000/> and form part of the [[Rubicon Estuary]] [[Important Bird Area]], identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because of their importance for [[pied oystercatcher]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Rubicon Estuary |access-date=2011-09-01 |work= Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia }}</ref>

There is also a rich diversity of birdlife in the land surrounding the wetlands. At certain times of the year, several species of ducks, as well as [[heron|herons]], [[swans]], [[cormorant|cormorants]], [[coot|coots]], [[Black-backed bittern|bitterns]] and [[grebe|grebes]] call the lagoon home.<ref name="parkstas" />

In 2019, the population of wombats had been reduced to between 3 and 10 individuals following an outbreak of [[mange]] that began in 2010. Scientists implemented a drench technique at burrow entrances to treat the animals. The treatment contained the disease for a short while but ultimately all of the mange-infected wombats died.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-24/wombat-mange-rescue-bid-fails-in-tasmanias-north/11338002|title=Wombat mange program failing in Tasmania's Narawntapu National Park|date=24 July 2019|work=ABC News}}</ref>