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It lies 5-10 km from the mainland across Great Sandy Strait and 10-65 km across Hervey Bay. Small hardy trees such as beach she-oak Casuarina equisetifolia, coastal banksia Banksia integrifolia and screwpine Pandanus tectorius stabilise the foredunes and protect the inland vegetation from the harsh salt-laden winds. This specified that subject to the resolution of Aboriginal land interests, vacant Crown land on southern Fraser Island was to be added to the existing National Park within the provisions of the Nature Conservation Act, 1992 (Queensland). Great Sandy Region Management Plan 1994-2010. It is a particularly important site for migratory waders which use the area as a stop-off during their long flights between southern Australia and their Siberian breeding grounds. K’gari (Fraser Island) World Heritage Area Mammals Monotremes Echidnas short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus Marsupials Dasyurids yellow-footed antechinus Antechinus flavipes common planigale Planigale maculata common dunnart Sminthopsis murina Bandicoots northern brown bandicoot Isoodon macrourus long-nosed bandicoot Perameles nasuta In 1842, good pastoral lands and excellent forests were reported which attracted settlers who grazed horses, sheep and cattle on the island. Climate change presents one of the greatest emerging challenges for the protection of Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage values. Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University, Townsville.
Reptiles More than sixty species of terrestrial reptiles and many more turtles, sea snakes and the estuarine crocodile have been recorded from Fraser Island.
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<<13E604C07804E74AA6531C2A5BC4B8E5>]/Prev 315090/XRefStm 1318>> & Morrison, R. (1990). Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Queensland. The island has a surprising variety of vegetation ranging from coastal heath to subtropical rainforest, and is the only place in the world where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes over 200 metres in elevation.
Location of Sites of Significance to the Aboriginal Community, Great Sandy Region, South-Eastern Queensland. The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets two World Heritage natural criteria: major stages of earth’s history and ongoing geological processes. H�\�͊�@��y�Zv/��ݺ�� �: .�q�bR:�1 1.|���#�0���|V�n��}��.�1 �!�������mj�;�s�'y�ڮ��峹�c�����:�˾? Access from the mainland is by launch, barge and air from across the bay. McNiven, I. Under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Queensland), land designated as National Park may be listed as claimable by the Government. xref At a reef-wide scale, climate related variables are already having an effect, and are predicted to have an increasing impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). %%EOF The government of Australia, the state of Queensland and a small area in private ownership. Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, Maryborough.
What makes Fraser Island a World Heritage Listed site? Inventories of the mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds were taken during 2003-2005 by the Wildlife Service; and chronosequencing of the dunes and examination of retrogressive succession remain intriguing subjects of research. Threats to the island’s ecosystems exist but are minimal and controllable: invasion by alien weeds, feral animals and pathogens and the potential for the harmful impacts of fire and by excessive recreational use and vehicular access which are not well realised by visitors. There are 19 species of bats which live on or visit Fraser Island. Marine mammals may also be seen. In 2001-2 Fraser Island had almost 320,000 visitors. Corroboree Beach, Fraser Island: Archaeological survey and management plan. Weldon Publishing, Sydney, Hong Kong, Chicago, London. In 1994 the fifteen-year Great Sandy Regional Management Plan was prepared by the Queensland Government to provide an integrated planning framework for the whole of the Great Sandy Region, of which Fraser Island is a part. What Animals Can You Expect To See On Fraser Island? Fraser Island meets three World Heritage natural criteria: natural phenomena and exceptional natural beauty; representing major stages of earth’s history; and significant ongoing ecological and biological processes. The Fraser Island sand-mass comprises a complete sequence of sand dunes extending from the Holocene less than 10,000 years ago, to before the last Pleistocene interglacial period, 120,000-140,000 years ago, forming a continuous record of climatic and sea level changes, past soil development and vegetational successions. The Whale Season is between July and November and your Fraser Island tour guide will ensure that you have the best possible opportunity to see them! There are around 47 species of mammal, including the Swamp Wallaby, the Small Eared Mountain Possum, and the Sugar Glider. Fraser Island is sufficiently large, diverse and largely free from disturbance, and contains all the geological, geomorphological, hydrological and ecosystem components required for continued viability.
Fraser Island and Cooloola. 316 37 One of the few reportings of the four-fingered skink comes from Cooloola. Dingoes The dingo population on Fraser Island is considered to be one of the purest in … The island reveals Aboriginal occupation of at least 5,000 years, although further research may indicate earlier occupation.
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State of the World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region. Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Queensland. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain / BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Every five years, the Outlook Report examines the Great Barrier Reef’s health, pressures and likely future. Whitsunday sailing options to package with Fraser. You may also spot ancient Lizards, Frogs and our favourite, the gigantic (but friendly) Lace Monitor.
Igneous rocks outcrop at Indian Head and Waddy Point in the north.
FRASER ISLAND AUSTRALIA Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia. Woodall, P., Pavlov, P. & Twyford, K. (1996). Window lakes form when a scoured depression exposes part of the regional water table. The massive groundwater reserves, which may be stored for up to 70-100 years, are estimated at around 10-20 million megalitres within the sand-mass, of which almost six million megalitres are above sea level.
The impacts of recreational use and vehicular access are already under active management to ensure resource conservation (DASET, 1991; Hockings & Twyford, 1997). The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia comprises the major remaining areas of rainforest in South East Queensland extending into North East New South Wales. 0000047348 00000 n Fraser Island World Heritage Area.
Although declining marine water quality is one of the most significant threats to the Great Barrier Reef, agricultural practices are improving resulting in reductions in land-based run-off entering the region and the resulting impact on the Reef’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). Unpublished report. Since 2007 the Wet Tropics Management Authority has developed a thematic approach to the State of Wet Tropics Report, with each report summarising the scientific information in relation to each theme, and identifying current and future management actions.