| Conondale National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Conondale National Park | |
| Coordinates | 26°39′47″S 152°38′44″E / 26.66306°S 152.64556°E |
| Established | 1977 |
| Area | 368 km2 (142.1 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Conondale National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Conondale National Park is 130 km north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland near the town of Conondale in the south east Queensland bioregion.[1] The park covers an area of 35,648 hectares protecting large areas of subtropical rainforest, woodlands, wet and dry sclerophyll forest including Queensland's tallest tree.[1][2] The park contains areas of regenerating forest which have been previously logged; areas of forest plantations also border the park. The park is currently managed by the Queensland Government under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.[1]
Since the 1860s the Conondale region has been impacted by land clearing for agriculture, mining and logging,[3] today the park is a refuge for many species now rare and threatened.[1] Threatened species such as the plumed frogmouth, giant barred frog, Conondale crayfish, spotted-tailed quoll, Gympie nut and richmond birdwing butterfly have been recorded in the park and are currently targeted for conservation management to mitigate threats to their survival.[1] Species of interest include the southern gastric brooding frog which mysteriously disappeared in 1981 and is presumed extinct.[4]
- ^ a b c d e NPRSR, R., 2013. Conondale National Park Management Statement 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ ESRI Australia, 2013. Queensland’s tallest tree – and that’s no LiDAR! Esri Aust.
- ^ Moran, C.L., Catterall, C., Green, R.J., Olsen, M.F., 2004. Fates of feathered fruit-eaters in fragmented forests 699–712.
- ^ Hero, J.-M., Morrison, C., 2004. Frog declines in Australia: global implications. Herpetol. J. 14, 175–186.