Moresby Range is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,314 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[1]

Moresby Range National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Moresby Range National Park
Nearest town or city	Innisfail
Coordinates	17°32′15″S 146°04′33″E
Established	1973
Area	2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

The national park is located on the coast south of the mouth of the Johnstone River a few km from Innisfail in the Cassowary Coast Region. The range reaches elevations of around 160 m above sea level. It belongs to the Wet Tropics biogregion and lies within the Johnstone River water catchment.[2] About 8% of the park is classed as wetlands.[2]

The Spectacled flying fox is the only rare or threatened species to have been identified in the park.[3] In 2010, five cassowaries which inhabit the park were tagged with GPS dataloggers with VHF transmitters to enable monitoring of their movement.[4]

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

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