Taunton National Park
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Taunton National Park is situated near the town of Dingo approximately 135 km inland from Rockhampton in eastern Central Queensland, Australia. The park encompasses an area of 11,626 ha (28,730 acres) within the Northern Brigalow Belt bioregion of Queensland; a region widely recognised to contain considerable biodiversity.[1][2][3]
Taunton National Park Queensland | |
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Nearest town or city | Emerald |
Coordinates | 23°32′00″S 149°13′17″E |
Established | 1986 |
Area | 116 km2 (44.8 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Taunton National Park is designated as a strictly scientific nature reserve due to its importance in ensuring the ongoing survival and protection of the endangered bridled nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata).[4] The wallabies protection has facilitated natural regeneration processes within reserve boundaries, protected ecosystem communities from further agricultural disturbances in the surrounding landscape, provided habitats for native fauna and helped conserve a wide range of biodiversity.[5]