Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria’s largest national park. It is located in the eastern provinces of Taraba and Adamawa to the border with Cameroon. The total area covers about 6,402 km, much of the northern GGNP is savannah grassland, while the southern GGNP sector of the park has a rugged terrain characterized by very mountainous, steep slopes as well as deep valleys and gorges, and is home to montane forests. Altitude ranges from ranging from about in the northern flatter corner of the park, up to at Chappal Waddi, Nigeria’s highest mountain in the park's southern sections.
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Gashaka Gumti National Park
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Introduction
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what is an oribi?
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It is a small antelope.
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where is it found?
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Eastern, southern and western Africa from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands
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how does it look like?
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This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. The bushy tail, brown to black on the outside, has white insides.
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what family does it belong to?
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It was the sole member of its genus
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can you tell me about its diet?
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Oribi prefers fresh grasses and browses occasionally. Grasses can constitute up to 90% of the diet; preferred varieties include "Andropogon", "Eulalia", "Hyparrhenia
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is it under threat of extinction?
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They are estimated as Vulnerable. Hunting is a relatively minor threat,  numbers have also declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock.
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have any steps been taken for their protection?
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Yes, The oribi occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range, such as: Gashaka Gumti National Park in Nigeria, the Pendjari and W National Parks (Benin); Aouk Hunting Zone (Chad); Benoue, Bouba Njida and Faro National Parks (Cameroon); Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park (Central African Republic);
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what type of other animals are found in the first park?
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Some species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes")
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and plant species?
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Red sunbird bush, an ornate species of the acanthus family
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where is this park located?
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In November 2002 an isolated population of the red sunbird bush, an ornate species of the acanthus family, was discovered in the 8 km Leinde Fadale forest in the uplands adjacent to the park. The species occurs here at 1,600 to 1,670 m.a.s.l., and some 1,200 km from the nearest populations in the Afromontane archipelago. It has been suggested that the park boundary should be extended to protect the forest.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Flora
It is an important water catchment area for the Benue River. There is abundant river flow even during the markedly dry season. Enclaves for local Fulani pastoralists exist within the park boundary that allow for farming and grazing.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Introduction
The avian fauna is very rich and diverse, there are stocks are up 1 million birds estimated. The park is officially labelled as one of Africa's "Important Bird Areas" - and with more than 500 species found, and visiting bird watching enthusiasts are constantly adding new species to the list. The red faced lovebird is only found here and in the Central African Republic's Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve .
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Fauna
The species occurs in open Jarrah ("Eucalyptus marginata") forest near Mount Barker and Cranbrook, with an outlying population in Fitzgerald River National Park.
Gastrolobium minus | Distribution and habitat
The fauna of the national park is very diverse. 103 species of mammals have been recorded at censuses. Species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes") is found within the boundaries of the national park. To protect the animals and the ecosystem, the Gashaka Primate Project was launched. Living in the national park are also the African elephant ("Loxodonta africana"), the klipspringer ("Oreotragus oreotragus"), the West African wild dog ("Lycaon pictus manguensis"), the hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus"), the world's largest antelope, the giant eland ("Taurotragus Derbianus"), the roan antelope ("Hippotragus equinus"), the kob antelope ("Kobus kob"), the oribi ("Ourebia ourebi"), and the rare Adamawa mountain reedbuck ("Redunca fulvorufula") in larger stocks.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Fauna
Scarp white gum grows near the edges of the sandstone plateau, often near watercourses, in Kakadu National Park and western Arnhem Land.
Eucalyptus glomericassis | Distribution and habitat
Eroded remnants of volcanic dykes occur including at Resolution Picnic Area at West Head and Campbells Crater near Cowan, which provide for forests of Sydney blue gum ("Eucalyptus saligna").
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | Geology
The red faced lovebird is found here and in Nigeria's Gashaka Gumti National Park.
Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve | Flora and fauna
Eucalypt stands can be found to the western end of the park. Other species include the spinifex, wandoo and yorm gum. Some of the wildflowers found within the park include kwongan, the bush cauliflower and the scarlet featherflower.
Watheroo National Park | Introduction
Visitors must climb over the Yankaninna Range or walk in from Arcoona Bluff at the extreme northwest corner of the ranges to access the interior.
Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park | The national park
are trees present here.
Panna National Park | Introduction
This species is known only from a single location around 10 to 30 km (5–20 mi) south of Salmon Gums on the Coolgardie–Esperance Highway in southern Western Australia. It is locally quite abundant there, growing in sandy soil amongst open woodland of "Eucalyptus" and "Hakea multilineata".
Adenanthos ileticos | Distribution and habitat
Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria’s largest national park. It is located in the eastern provinces of Taraba and Adamawa to the border with Cameroon. The total area covers about 6,402 km, much of the northern GGNP is savannah grassland, while the southern GGNP sector of the park has a rugged terrain characterized by very mountainous, steep slopes as well as deep valleys and gorges, and is home to montane forests. Altitude ranges from ranging from about in the northern flatter corner of the park, up to at Chappal Waddi, Nigeria’s highest mountain in the park's southern sections.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Introduction
Plant species found inside the park include: "Virola sebifera, Cedrela odorata, Spondias mombin, Celtis schippii, Bertholletia excelsa, Ficus insipida, Hevea guianensis, Cedrelinga cateniformis, Iriartea deltoidea, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Guadua weberbaueri, Theobroma cacao, Miconia" spp.", Annona ambotay, Swietenia macrophylla, Myroxylon balsamum, Astrocaryum murumuru, Enterolobium cyclocarpum", "Mauritia flexuosa", etc.
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park | Flora
It is situated in the mPhiti valley, which is flanked by Ashley and Edward drives. A stand of invasive eucalypts was present here for 50 years up to 2001. Residents bordering the valley organised a committee and contracted a logger to fell these. The committee was paid a lump sum for the valuable timber which it used to establish the reserve, fence off additional entrances and pay for the laying of paths, building of viewing decks and planting of indigenous flora. Some residents bordering on the reserve have pulled their fences back increasing the overall size of the reserve.
Iphithi Nature Reserve | Setting and origins
This information can be found at its original source, The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.:Kakadu National Park flora
Flora of Kakadu National Park | References
It was placed in the park in 1929. It suffered from poor maintenance, weathering and vandalism over the years, and was sent to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in 1985 for study and conservation.
Kwanusila | History
The park receives massive annual rainfall. Moist westerlies from the Tasman Sea form Orographic precipitation when they reach Mount Taranaki and the adjacent Pouakai and Kaitake ranges. Since the area has high annual rainfall and a mild coastal climate there is a lush rainforest covering the foothills, a forest that is nationally significant for the total absence of beech trees (genus "Nothofagus"). A rich northern rata/rimu/broadleaf forest is present, although the entire park ecosystem displays distinct patterns of altitudinal zonation – the former two large species of tree are common at lower elevations whereas kamahi tends to dominate the stunted high altitude forest.
Egmont National Park | Ecology
the area is a cold semi-desert. A number of rare waterbirds have been noted at the site, including the endangered White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), the vulnerable Great bustard (Otis tarda), and the vulnerable White-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis).
Ulaagchinii Khar Nuur National Park | Flora and fauna
This greenhood grows in montane forests of "Nothofagus" and in subalpine scrub. It occurs on the Volcanic Plateau and in the Egmont National Park on the North Island. On the South Island it occurs from near Nelson to near the Buller River.
Pterostylis humilis | Distribution and habitat
The park is in area.
Gorumara National Park | Geography
The specimen of "Eucalyptus regnans" (mountain ash) stood tall in 2002 and was suspected to have originated after the 1851 Black Thursday bushfires. It was located in the Wallaby Creek closed catchment area in the north-west regions of the park.
Kinglake National Park | Introduction
and drongo sp. ("Dicrurus sulphurea"). The four endemic mammals in the park include two montane rodents: "Bunomys naso" and Hainald's rat ("Rattus hainaldi").
Kelimutu National Park | Introduction
A party led by explorer F.T. Gregory explored the area in 1861. He named the Hamersley Range, on which the park is centred, after his friend Edward Hamersley.
Karijini National Park | History
A fossorial skink, known only from the dry North West. One specimen was found from a depth of 6 cm under a heap of coconut branches at Pomparippu, Snout 8 km from the coast. Species is also known from Wilpattu National Park.
Nessia hickanala | Distribution and habitat
It has many exotic plants.
Gundabooka National Park | Introduction
Its natural habitat is, presumably, primary rainforest. The type locality is within the Taman Negara National Park.
Kalophrynus robinsoni | Habitat and conservation
The GKNP contains an important desert adapted flora (trees: Acacia raddiana, shrubs: Zilla spinosa, Fagonia thebaica) and fauna (Barbary Sheep).
Gilf Kebir National Park | Flora and fauna
Almost all other natural populations of this species occur in remote parts of Kinabalu National Park, which are off-limits to tourists. Visitors to the park can also see "N. rajah" on display in the nursery adjoining the "Mountain Garden" at Kinabalu Park Headquarters. Other known localities of wild "N. rajah" populations include the Marai Parai plateau, Mesilau East River near Mesilau Cave, the Upper Kolopis River, and the eastern slope of Mount Tambuyukon. On Pig Hill, "N. rajah" grows at 1950–2320 m and is sympatric with "N. burbidgeae", "N. tentaculata", and the natural hybrid "N. × alisaputrana".
Nepenthes rajah | Restricted distribution
The national park is home to Saltwater crocodile "(Crocodylus porosus)", Indian python, king cobra, black ibis, darters and many other species of flora and fauna.
Bhitarkanika National Park | Introduction
Tongariro National Park (; ) is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. It has been acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site of mixed cultural and natural values. Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world. The active volcanic mountains Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro are located in the centre of the park. There are a number of Māori religious sites within the park, and many of the park's summits, including Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu, are "tapu", or sacred. The park includes many towns around its boundary including Ohakune, Waiouru, Horopito, Pokaka, Erua, National Park Village, Whakapapa skifield and Turangi.
Tongariro National Park | Introduction
It is under protection in the Karatau Nature Reserve.
Spiraeanthus | Introduction
The Inuktitut for the park is Iqaluit Kuunga which means Iqaluit river. The park's landscape was formed by ice age glaciation 7100 years ago.
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park | History
Among the plant species found in the area are: "Socratea exorrhiza", "Brownea grandiceps", "Calyptranthes bipennis, Salvinia auriculata, Cedrela odorata", "Phenakospermum guyannense, Mabea speciosa, Ilex inundata", "Warszewiczia coccinea," "Ocotea javitensis", "Caryocar glabrum," "Piper obliquum", "Pourouma cecropiifolia," "Tabebuia serratifolia," "Genipa spruceana, Annona" spp.", Lecythis ampla, Ophiocaryon heterophyllum, Dieffenbachia parvifolia, Minquartia guianensis, Hymenachne donacifolia, Astrocaryum murumuru", "Ficus schippii, Calathea" spp.", Cedrelinga cateniformis", "Hevea guianensis, Trichomanes pinnatum, Miconia" spp.", Virola surinamensis, Mauritia flexuosa, Tapirira guianensis," etc.
Güeppi-Sekime National Park | Flora
When the park was first gazetted, the Spotted Gum-Ironbark vegetation communities found on the park were identified as being poorly represented in the regional reserve system. The park is home to several threatened species including:
Werakata National Park | Flora and fauna
The park is within the Jarrah Forest bioregion and is predominantly composed of unique "Eucalyptus marginata" (jarrah), "Corymbia calophylla" (marri) and "Eucalyptus patens" (yarri or blackbutt) forests. Species found commonly as part of the understorey include "Banksia grandis" (bull banksia), "Allocasuarina fraseriana" (sheoak), "Bossiaea aquifolium" (waterbush), "Persoonia longifolia" (snottygobble) and "Xanthorrhoea preissii" (grasstree).
Wellington National Park | Flora
Kakahu Bush is a large area of native bush in the Kakahu area. Within the bush a walking track follows the remains of an old tramway which brought marble chips down from the quarries through the gorge. The track then passes through an opening where a number of English trees were planted in 1900 for a planned sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. The bush is well known for its native bush and wildlife, as well as its unique geological features.
Kakahu | Kakahu Bush
sieberi"), hard-leaved scribbly gum ("E. sclerophylla") and blue-leaved stringybark ("E. agglomerata"). Tablelands species are more common in the slopes and valleys and include the yellow box ("E. melliodora"), red stringybark ("E. macrorhyncha"), Argyle apple ("E. cinerea"), brittle gum ("E. mannifera") and apple box ("E. bridgesiana"). Areas with deeper soils are home to the river peppermint ("E. elata"), manna gum ("E. viminalis") and river oak ("Casuarina cunninghamiana"). Rare flora found in the national park include net-veined wattle ("Acacia subtilinervis"), narrow-leaved mallee ash ("Eucalyptus apiculata") and ("Pseudanthus divaricatissimus").
Bangadilly National Park | Introduction
This is a list of plants commonly found in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory of Australia. Where known, common names are given in English and in Gun-djeihmi, a commonly spoken indigenous language in the area, are given in parentheses.
Flora of Kakadu National Park | Introduction
The Tongariro National Park is a rough and partly unstable environment. To the north and west of the park, a podocarp-broadleaf rain forest near Lake Taupo stretches over an area of 30 km, and up to an elevation of 1000 m. In this rain forest live Hall's totara ("Podocarpus laetus"), kahikatea ("Dacrycarpus dacrydioides"), kamahi ("Weinmannia racemosa"), pahautea ("Libocedrus bidwillii"), and numerous epiphytic ferns, orchids, and fungi. Pahautea trees can be found further on up to a height of 1530 m, where they cover 127.3 km. On this level, one can also find a 50 km beech forest, containing red ("Nothofagus fusca"), silver ("Nothofagus menziesii") and mountain beech ("Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides").
Tongariro National Park | Flora
The flora and fauna within the park are diverse, owing to its wide variety of habitats. There are 10 species of marine mammal, 24 species of land mammal and a similar number of fish, plus various forest birds. In the Koroc River, there are several species of marine animal, including the Arctic char, brook trout, whitefish and Atlantic salmon. Within the valley, there are red and Arctic foxes, spruce grouse, willow ptarmigan and black and polar bears. Caribou are the main attraction of the park. There are two herds: the George River herd and the Torngat Mountain herd. There is also a relatively diverse variety of vegetation within the park, including the black spruce and tamarack.
Kuururjuaq National Park | Flora and fauna
This species is distributed along Hawaii and the Fiji Islands.
Cribrarula gaskoini | Distribution
"Hakea pritzelii" grows from Cranbrook and the Stirling Range National Park to Gnowangerup in heath and scrubland in white sand. Often found in low lying seasonally wet areas. A good habitat plant due to its dense prickly habit.
Hakea pritzelii | Distribution and habitat
In 1881, a circular area with a radius of six miles (9.6 km) from the summit was protected as a Forest Reserve. Areas encompassing the older volcanic remnants of Pouakai and Kaitake were later added to the reserve and in 1900 all this land was gazetted as Egmont National Park, the second national park in New Zealand. There are parts of the national park where old growth forests are found. With intensively-farmed dairy pasture reaching right up to the park boundary, the change in vegetation is sharply delineated circular shape in satellite images. If one looks more closely, it becomes clear that the circle is actually 30 sides of a 36-sided polygon with sides of just over one mile.
Mount Taranaki | National park
Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park covers the slopes of Mount Taranaki and is surrounded on all sides by pasture, giving it a distinctly circular shape. The park was first created in 1881 as a forest reserve with a 6-mile (9.6-kilometre) radius around the cone of the dormant volcano. This went on to become New Zealand’s second national park in 1900.
Egmont National Park | Introduction
Historically it occurred in the Tapantí National Park and in other protected areas.
Craugastor fleischmanni | Habitat and conservation
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs in the western parts of the North Island in the Northland, Auckland and Taranaki districts.
Izatha gibbsi | Distribution
Indigenous trees as seen at the campsite, on the lower Lets'a-le-ts'o path en route to Matsa-Mararo falls and the lower bridle path (4x4 track) that leads to Holomo Pass
Ts'ehlanyane National Park | Indigenous tree species in the Park
The Gundabooka National Park is a protected national park in the north-west region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is located approximately northwest of Sydney. The nearest town is , to the north. The national park is located adjacent to both the Darling River and the Toorale National Park, both located on the northwest boundary of the national park. Mount Gunderbooka and the Gunderbooka Range is located within the park. Prior to becoming a park the area was home to the Ngemba and a sheep station. Petroglyph rock art and ancestral ceremonial grounds are located inside the park.
Gundabooka National Park | Introduction
This species is found in the south of the North Island. Its range extends from the Akatarawa Valley in the Tararua Range in the north of the region to the Aorangi Range in the south. It has been observed at altitudes from near sea level to 365 m.
Geodorcus novaezealandiae | Distribution
In New Zealand it is often found in forestry plantations and in gardens where pine bark mulch is used.
Gastrodia sesamoides | Distribution and habitat
More than 400 species of plants make up the vegetation in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, which include more than 100 introduced plant species such as the colourful Russell lupin, the wild cherry and wilding pines. Under normal circumstances, forest grows to about 1,300 m, however, most parts of the park are either at higher altitudes above the tree line or in the proglacial valleys such as the Hooker Valley and Tasman Valley, where the rocky soil of the valley floors and moraine walls do not support forest growth. As a result, the only pockets of forest and native bush in the park are along the southern edge of the Hooker Valley and the lower slopes of Sealy Range.
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park | Flora and fauna
Buloke ("Allocasuarina leuhnannii") and white cypress pine ("Callitris glaucophylla") woodlandis found on alkaline soils. Riparian Blakely's red gum, apple box ("Eucalyptus bridesana"), yellow box ("Eucalyptus melliodora") and occasionally inland grey box ("Eucalyptus macrocarpa"), with shrub, sedge and grass tall open forest in valleys. White box ("Eucalyptus albens"), with black cypress and red gum ("Eucalyptus polyanthemos") shrubby woodlands in the hills.
Goobang National Park | Flora
The national park is located on the southern side of the Rokuanvaara Hill, where old pine forests grow in their natural state. The park lies within the municipalities of Vaala, Muhos and Utajärvi and in between the cities of Oulu and Kajaani.
Rokua National Park | Location
The Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is a national park in the Mallee district of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated adjacent to the Murray River, approximately northwest of Melbourne with the nearest regional centre being Mildura. The national park was proclaimed on and is a popular destination for bushwalkers and school camping trips.
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | Introduction
The species was discovered from area lies between 700 and 800 meters (2,300 and 2,600 feet) above sea level of Ensalwatte, Matara. The forest patch is isolated from the rest of the forest canopy by streams.
Cnemaspis godagedarai | Ecology
Grows in mallee or open heath on deep sand, loam or clay from Geraldton and south to Moore River National Park.
Hakea psilorrhyncha | Distribution and habitat
Tongariro National Park stretches around the massif of the three active volcanoes Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Tongariro. The Pihanga Scenic Reserve, containing Lake Rotopounamu, Mount Pihanga and the Kakaramea-Tihia Massif, though separate from the main park area, is still part of the national park. On the park borders are the towns of Turangi, National Park Village and Ohakune. Further away are Waiouru and Raetihi. Within the park borders, the only settlements are the tourism-based village at Whakapapa Village which consists solely of ski accommodation. Two Maori kainga (settlements) Papakai and Otukou are not part of the park but lie on the shores of Lake Rotoaira between the Pihanga Scenic Reserve and the main park area.
Tongariro National Park | Dimension
The park is set on the east shore of the Gippsland Lakes, fringed by the waters of Lake Victoria and Lake Reeve. The park includes Sperm Whale Head peninsula and Rotamah and Little Rotamah Islands. The park is managed by Parks Victoria jointly with the Gunaikurnai Traditional Owners'. An area of was initially set aside as a nature reserve in 1927, with the park proclaimed in 1956. Rotamah Island and Little Rotamah Island were added to the park in 1978.
The Lakes National Park | Location and features
The percentage of live coral coverage varies from between 30-40% to 64-65%. Over 200 fish species inhabit the park, among them butterflyfish, damselfish, parrotfish, rabbitfish, clownfish and sharks including whale sharks. Species of mollusc include cowry, Strombidae, "Lambis" species, "Charonia tritonis", and giant clam.
Teluk Cenderawasih National Park | Flora and fauna
Kahurangi National Park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand is the second largest of the thirteen national parks of New Zealand. It was gazetted in 1996 and covers , ranging to near Golden Bay in the north. Much of what was the North-west Nelson Forest Park formed the basis of the new park. Kahurangi Point, regarded as the boundary between the West Coast and Tasman Regions, is located in the park, as are the Heaphy Track and Mount Owen. The park is administered by the Department of Conservation. Tramping, rafting and caving are popular activities in the park.
Kahurangi National Park | Introduction
Short walks lead through native bush to Waiatiu Falls, Arohaki Lagoon, Te Whaiti-Nui-A-Toi Canyon, and Whirinaki Falls, respectively. The rain-fed Arohaki Lagoon is often alive with Southern Bell Frogs. Longer tramping tracks connect several huts and two other access roads. The forests were a focus of protests over logging in the 1970s and 80s. Large parts of the park remain covered in native podocarp forest featuring rimu, totara, kahikatea, matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia), and miro. Some higher parts contain beech forest. The forest supports a wide range of birds, some of which are endangered.
Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park | Introduction
The undulating plateaux and steep gullies provide a variety of different habitats. Pinkwood rainforests occur in the sheltered fire free gullies. Black Ash, Monkey Gum, Messmate, White Ash and Snow Gums occur at higher altitudes. Yellow Box, Manna Gum and Forest Red Gum forests are found at lower altitudes. Other habitats include bogs, dry exposed eucalyptus woodland, riverside forest, swamps and heaths. Rare plants occurring in Wadbilliga National Park include the Deua Gum and the small shrub, "Kunzea badjaensis".
Wadbilliga National Park | Flora
A network of ten forest paths traverse the forest reserve that includes mahoe, mamaku, pukatea, rātā, and rimu along with colonies of ferns and mosses. A feature of the reserve is a large northern rātā Metrosideros robusta named "Ratanui" ("Big Rata"). It is estimated to be between 500 and 1000 years old. It is in height while its girth exceeds , and has been severely damaged by possums. Avifauna species include bellbirds, kereru, North Island robin, North Island saddlebacks, and tui, as well as the falcon, fantail, grey warbler, mallard, pukeko, silvereye, and white-faced heron. Giraffe weevils, glowworms, and huhu beetles also inhabit Bushy Park.
Bushy Park (New Zealand) | Flora and fauna
It is found in forest, the foothills and the areas in between and possibly the cloud forest in the Central Highlands, Namunukula, and the Knuckles Mountain Range (Dumbara).
Paradoxurus aureus | Habitat
Among the native plant species present in the park are: "Tara spinosa, Vasconcellea candicans, Ismene amancaes", "Verbena litoralis, Vachellia macracantha, Heliotropium arborescens, Armatocereus matucanensis," etc.
Lachay National Reserve | Flora
In the understorey, species found growing include "Kydia calycina", Indian gooseberry and beechwood, Shrubs like horse nettles, tick clover, "Helicteres" species and invasive species like lantana and bonesets are found in abundance.
Nagarhole National Park | Flora
The park lies on the northern margin of the Hornsby Plateau; a subdivision of the Sydney Basin.
Dharug National Park | Location and features
Philpott recorded it as being common amongst Beech forest on the banks of the Whakapapa River.
Locheutis fusca | Habitat
The reserve has a variety of different vegetation communities, such as exposed headlands, dry eucalyptus woodland, wet and dry heathland. Two small littoral rainforest patches remain, they are floristically similar to those at Sea Acres National Park not far to the north. There is speculation that the extremely rare Scented Acronychia grows at Kattang. Perpendicular Point has cliffs that descend suddenly to the sea below. Bushwalking is popular, particularly in late winter and early spring when the abundant wildflowers are in season.
Kattang Nature Reserve | Features
The park is most notable for its many gorges containing slot canyons, waterfalls and water holes with visitors sometimes swimming in the cold pools of water. Hamersley Gorge is located in the northwestern region of the park, while Range Gorge is in the north, Munjina Gorge is in the east, and Hancock, Joffre, Knox, Red and Weano Gorges converge in the park's center. While the park is fully open to the public, visitors are warned to exercise due caution when walking in and around the vicinity of Yampire and Wittenoom Gorges near the northern boundary of the park due to the presence of blue asbestosa known cancer-causing agent when inhaledwhich occurs in a number of the rock formations.
Karijini National Park | Features
The hybrid occurs in the vicinity of Torndirrup National Park including Shire Reserve to the south west of Albany as well as Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve and Gull Rock, east of Albany. It is found in low woodland, shrub and heathland on deep, sandy soils.
Adenanthos × cunninghamii | Distribution
Its flora is still under study and the provisional inventory has about 1,227 species, highlighting an important richness of orchids and ferns, as well as various endemic species of frailejones.
Guaramacal National Park | Introduction
The park is composed of 416,040 hectares of dryland dipterocarp forest, peat swampforest, heath forest, mangrove and coastal beach forest, and secondary forest. The park may be accessed from Kumai by speedboat along the Kumai River and then the Sekonyer River to Camp Leakey, a journey that takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes at best. The Kumai River forms the northern border of the park. Beyond that the peat forest has been removed to make way for oil palm plantations. Despite being a protected national park, approximately 65% of the park's primary forest is degraded. It is the loss of natural habitat that is the greatest threat to the wildlife.
Tanjung Puting | Geography
This species, a close relative of "Gasteria bicolor", is restricted to a deep gorge within the Albany Thicket of Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.
Gasteria baylissiana | Distribution
The Paparoa Track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks, runs through the park. The small settlement of Punakaiki, adjacent to the Pancake Rocks tourist attraction, lies on the edge of the park. The park is also located near the towns of Westport, Greymouth, and Barrytown.
Paparoa National Park | Introduction
It thus constitutes a tourist attraction of the national park.
Holei Sea Arch | Introduction
It is home to a variety of montane habitat types. There are about 20 square kilometres of broad leaf and needle leaf trees, primarily Pomu ("Fokienia hodginsii").
Kon Ka Kinh National Park | Topography
Fossils of this species were found in New Zealand
Maoridaphne kaiparica | Distribution
One of the most interesting of the newly discovered species is Kupea martinetugei (Triuridaceae), a new species of saprophyte that completely lacks photosynthetic tissue. The species is part of a new genus and a new tribe. It is critically endangered, so far found only in two sites, each just a few square metres in area. The area is home to important large mammals that include the drill, African forest elephant, chimpanzee, and Preuss's red colobus. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which facilitated creation of the park, has engaged in geospatial mapping of the distribution of key large mammals in the park.
Bakossi National Park | Biodiversity
Kaziranga has been the theme of several books, documentaries and songs. The park celebrated its centenary in 2005 since its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.
Geography of Kaziranga National Park | Introduction
This scribbly gum grows in woodland on shallow sandy soil derived from sandstone. It occurs in the Sydney region between Lake Macquarie and the Royal National Park.
Eucalyptus haemastoma | Distribution and habitat
It has been established by carbon dating that this species of tree existed on the island till the 17th century. Ferns are indigenous to Rapa Nui, and four of the 15 species noted are endemic: "Doodia paschalis", "Polystichum fuentesii", "Elaphoglossum skottsbergii", and "Thelypteris espinosae". "Triumfetta semitriloba" which was considered an extinct species on the island was located in 1988. According to a recent report (1991), apart from 166 introduced species of plants, 46 indigenous plant species including nine endemic species have been recorded. Also noted in the lower level of the Rano Raraku crater are tall bulrushes and "Scirpus tautara" that were probably introduced by seafarers from South America.
Rapa Nui National Park | Flora
The nature park features forest stand of Scots pine ("Pinus sylvestris"). In the areas between the forest stands, quaking aspen ("Populus tremula") grow. Othercommon plants are rose hip and buttercup ("Ranunculus acris").
Soğuksu Nature Park | Flora
The plants on the island are specialized for the environment, and include psammophytes (plants that grow in loose and shifting sand), halophytes (plants adapted to saline habitats), reed-beds in fresh and saline wetlands, the representative flora of coastal meadows and seaside steppe, and synanthropes (wild plants associated with proximity to humans, in this case tree and shrub plantations). Over 500 species of vascular plants, in 72 families are recorded in the terrestrial borders of the park. There are over 80 species of invertebrates in the park. Because the area contains many shallow coastal flats with protective thickets, it is famous for crayfish, crabs, and fish.
Dzharylhak National Nature Park | Flora and fauna
The species has a very restricted distribution, known only from certain sites in Kahurangi National Park in the northern South Island, New Zealand.
Myosotis mooreana | Distribution
It contains an important plant species "Eucalyptus tetrodonta" also known as Darwin stringybark. It also protects the habitat of the critically endangered Red goshawk.
Lama Lama National Park | Introduction
It might occur in the Varirata National Park.
Mantophryne menziesi | Introduction
"Geodorcus auriculatus" is found from Manaia on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula to Mount Te Aroha in the Kaimai range, south of the Coromandel. They can be found from near sea level to 950m on Mount Te Aroha.
Geodorcus auriculatus | Distribution
Common eucalyptus species include black ash, monkey gum, messmate and white ash. More rare species include the Jilliga ash and Mongamulla mallee. High altitude rainforests occur in gullies protected from fire. They are dominated by the pinkwood, hard water fern and soft tree fern. Other habitats include swamps, bogs, riverside forest, and rocky scrub.
Deua National Park | Flora
According to the World Database on Protected Areas, this park protects the following species:
Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park | Introduction
The whole park lies on the Kerri formation, of Tertiary age, which is composed of sandstone, silt stones, kaolinites and grits. Underneath this lies the Gombe formation, of Cretaceous age, composed of sandstones, silt stones, and ironstones. The valleys of the Gaji, Yashi and Yuli Rivers are filled with Alluvium of more recent age. Sandy loans and clayey soils of riverine alluvium occur in the valley of the Gaji Yashi and Yuli Rivers. East of the Gaji valley is a 5–7 km wide band of very poor sandy soils that support a shrub savanna formation
Yankari National Park | Geology
"Eucalyptus × chrysantha" grows on flats and around rocky outcrops in the Fitzgerald River National Park.
Eucalyptus × chrysantha | Distribution and habitat
"G. subobscurata" is endemic to New Zealand. This species has occurred in Nelson, Otira Gorge at Arthur's Pass, Queenstown, and at Bold Peak at Lake Wakatipu.
Gingidiobora subobscurata | Distribution
The Whanganui National Park is a national park located in the North Island of New Zealand. Established in 1986, it covers an area of 742 km² bordering the Whanganui River. It incorporates areas of Crown land, former state forest and a number of former reserves. The river itself is not part of the park.
Whanganui National Park | Introduction
This is a list of reserves in New Zealand that have been distinguished or treated as Kauri Parks, these include reserves or parks that include the tree "Agathis australis", the New Zealand Kauri.
List of Kauri Parks in New Zealand | Introduction
On 253 hectares, the staff of the botanical reserve now cultivates tens of thousands of trees and other plants. Great Lebanon cedars are the most impressive of the trees.
Noga Hareuveni | Introduction
Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52ha near the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand.
Pukekura Park | Introduction
Salt River gum grows in open woodland in low-lying, poorly drained areas near salt lakes and salt creeks. It has a scattered distribution from Pithara to Lake Grace in the Avon Wheatbelt biogeographic region. Subspecies "onesis" is restricted to seven population between Piawaning, York and Cunderdin.
Eucalyptus sargentii | Distribution and habitat
Understory species within the forests include ferns such as crown fern ("Blechnum discolor") as well as shrub species. There is also a 95 km area of scrubland, containing kanuka ("Leptospermum ericoides"), manuka ("Leptospermum scoparium"), celery-top pine ("Phyllocladus aspleniifolius"), inaka ("Dracophyllum longifolium"), woolly fringe moss ("Rhacomitrium lanuginosum"), small beeches and introduced heather. To the northwest, and around Mount Ruapehu, between an altitude of 1200 and 1500 m, tussock shrubland and tussock grass covers large areas (around 150 km), consisting mainly of New Zealand red tussock grass ("Chionochloa rubra"), inaka, curled leaved neinei ("Dracophyllum recurvum"), wire rush ("Empodisma minus"), and bog rush ("Schoenus pauciflorus"), as well as heather and grasses like hard tussock ("Festuca novaezelandiae") and bluegrass ("Poa colensoi").
Tongariro National Park | Flora