Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.
| Mount Etna Caves National Park Queensland | |
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 View from eastern summit. | |
  Mount Etna Caves National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | The Caves |
| Coordinates | 23°09′37″S 150°28′31″E / 23.16028°S 150.47528°E |
| Established | 1994 |
| Area | 4.78 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Mount Etna Caves National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The park's caves are the roosting site for more than 80 percent of Australia's breeding population of little bent-wing bats. It is also one of the few places in Australia supporting a colony of the endangered Ghost Bat.[1]
History
editThe Fitzroy Caves National Park was gazetted in 1973 with a focus on the protection of the bats rather than the caves. In 1990, it was renamed Mount Etna Caves National Park. In 1999, the park was extended to provide more protection to the caves.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ About Mount Etna Caves. Retrieved on 12 July 2013.
- ^ Berrill, Peter; Vavryn, Dianne. "An overview of the Mount Etna campaign" (PDF). p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
edit- Mount Etna Caves environmental dispute digital story and oral history interviews, State Library of Queensland
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