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Paluma Range National Park

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Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Australian place Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane.

Geography

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The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma.

Ecology

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Most of it lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable southern cassowary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

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On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, 28 March 2010), the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 6,510 hectares to the Paluma Range National Park.

See also

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References

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