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''Area'': 3,215 hectares<br> |
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The '''Dandedong Ranges National Park'' incorporates several smaller reserves in the [[Dandenong Ranges]], just to the east of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria]]. |
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''Location'': southern [[Victoria]], approximately 40 km east of [[Melbourne]]<br> |
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''Declared'': 1987<br> |
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Because the park is located in an urban area, the park has a long history of major problems with feral and roaming animals. A cat-curfew was introduced in the entire Ranges area some years ago, and since then the numbers and variety of [[lyrebird]]s and other native species have climbed dramatically. |
Because the park is located in an urban area, the park has a long history of major problems with feral and roaming animals. A cat-curfew was introduced in the entire [[Dandenong Ranges]] area some years ago, and since then the numbers and variety of [[lyrebird]]s and other native species have climbed dramatically. |
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Dandenong Ranges National Park is divided into three sections: |
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* Doongalla Forest |
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* Ferntree Gully |
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* Sherbrooke Forest |
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Revision as of 05:17, 6 June 2002
Area: 3,215 hectares
Location: southern Victoria, approximately 40 km east of Melbourne
Declared: 1987
Because the park is located in an urban area, the park has a long history of major problems with feral and roaming animals. A cat-curfew was introduced in the entire Dandenong Ranges area some years ago, and since then the numbers and variety of lyrebirds and other native species have climbed dramatically.
Dandenong Ranges National Park is divided into three sections:
- Doongalla Forest
- Ferntree Gully
- Sherbrooke Forest