Eurobodalla National Park

Protected area in New South Wales, Australia

36°07′50″S 150°06′56″E / 36.13056°S 150.11556°E / -36.13056; 150.11556Established22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)Area29.13 km² (11.2 sq mi)^[1]Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteEurobodalla National ParkSee alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

Eurobodalla National Park is a non-contiguous national park in New South Wales, Australia, 268 km southwest of Sydney spanning from Moruya Heads to Tilba Tilba Lake, 12 km south of Narooma.^[2] The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots.^[3]

Fauna

131 species of birds have been recorded in the park.^[4] Many migratory birds use the coastal, estuarine and freshwater habitats of Eurobodalla National Park including the Far Eastern curlew, Eurasian whimbrel, greenshank, turnstone and bar-tailed godwit. Endangered species in the park include the long-nosed potoroo, white-footed dunnart, little tern and hooded plover.^[5]

Features

Significant sites within the park are:^[6]

Wreck of the SS Monaro
Pilot station, South Head Moruya
Toragy Point cemetery
Wreck of the Kameruka

References

^ DECCW | Eurobodalla National Park - Park Management New South Wales Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water
^ Eurobadalla National Park - getting there Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine- NSWNP&WS
^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ulladulla to Merimbula. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2014. on 2012-01-02.
^ "Eurobodalla National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
^ NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. (2007). Eurobodalla National Park Visitors' Guide.
^ Eurobodalla National Park - Culture and History Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – NSWNP&WS