Kroombit Tops National Park

Kroombit Tops National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city Biloela
Area 74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi)
Established 1974
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Official site Kroombit Tops National Park

Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. Located between Monto and Calliope in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane. Cania Gorge National Park is located approximately 25 km to the south.

In February 1945, an American Liberator Bomber, "Beautiful Betsy", crashed into what is now Kroombit Tops National Park. The wreckage was discovered on 2 August 1994.

Recreational activities conducted in the park include birdwatching, off road driving and bushwalking.[1] Camping is permitted.

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Fauna

The park provides refuge for the Kroombit Tinker Frog which has only been found within the park.[1] The species is so rare that estimates of their number only range in the hundreds.[2]

A small population of brumbies roam the park that sometimes have to be mustered to reduce their numbers.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Kroombit Tops National Park". Tourism Queensland. http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/kroombit-tops-national-park/index.cfm. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  2. ^ Jacquie Mackay (17 February 2009). "Search for the Kroombit tinkerfrog". ABC Capricornia (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/02/17/2493696.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Minister denies Kroombit brumby shoot plans". ABC News Online (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 22 January 2003. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200301/s767712.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 

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