| Epping Forest National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Epping Forest National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Clermont |
| Coordinates | 22°21′06″S146°42′05″E / 22.35167°S 146.70139°E /-22.35167; 146.70139 |
| Established | 1971 |
| Area | 31.60 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Epping Forest is a national park inQueensland, Australia, 855 km northwest ofBrisbane. The park is a scientificnational park so it is not open to the public. Only scientists, rangers and volunteers may visit the park. The park lies within theBrigalow Belt North bioregion.[1] It is within theDrummond Basin geological basin and theBelyando River water catchment area.[1] The park was established to protect a species of wombat, thenorthern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) that is the world’s largest burrowing herbivore.[2]
Restricted access is used to ensure Epping Forest remains very much undisturbed as it is the sole remaining natural habitat of the endangeredNorthern hairy-nosed wombat.[3] The last census of the animal, undertaken in 2007, estimated there was a population of about 138 of the species.[1] In the 1970s the population was estimated to have reached a low of somewhere between 20 and 30 wombats.
Most of the park iseucalypt woodland with patches of sandy soils that are used by the wombats forburrowing.[1]
The wildlife in the park consists of 251 species of animals and 103 species of plants.[4]
The elevation of the terrain in Epping Forest Park is 230 metres.[5]
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