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词条 Drovers Cave National Park
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Drovers Cave National Park is a national park in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, {{convert|201|km}} northwest of Perth. The nearest town is Jurien Bay {{convert|6|km}} to the west.

The area is composed of limestone and numerous caves are known to exist within the park boundaries. Many of the caves are locked with screens to keep visitors out in the interest of public safety and to prevent vandalism.[2]

Some of the other caves found within the park include Hastings, Moora, Old river and Mystery caves. Hastings cave is known to contain fossils.[3]

Drovers Cave was well known to early explorers and stockmen; the location of the site near to the Canning Stock Route meant it was often visited by drovers, hence the name. The first known visit to the cave was a drover who signed the cave wall in 1886. Many more visits occurred between 1930 and 1940. The cave was surveyed in 1973 and gazetted as part of the National Park the same year.[4]

Native flora within the park includes shrub banksia, one-sided bottlebrush and parrot bush. Fauna includes emus, honey possums, western pygmy possums, short-beaked echidnas, western grey kangaroos, Australian bustards and many reptiles.[5]

See also

{{Portal|Western Australia}}
  • Protected areas of Western Australia
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References

1. ^{{cite journal|year=2010 |title=Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report |pages=48 |publisher=Department of Environment and Conservation |issn=1835-114X |url=http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111124319/http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/ |archivedate=11 January 2011 |df=dmy }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/wa/gascoyne/carnarvon/travel-guides/gardens/drovers-cave-9/|title=Total Travel - Drovers Cave National Park|year=2008|accessdate=4 May 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120912161806/http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/wa/gascoyne/carnarvon/travel-guides/gardens/drovers-cave-9/|archivedate=12 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}
3. ^{{cite AHD|10199|Boorabbin National Park|date=2010|accessdate=27 November 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://wasg.iinet.net.au/drovers.html|title=Western Australian Speleological Group Website|year=2008|accessdate=4 May 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930082947/http://wasg.iinet.net.au/drovers.html|archivedate=30 September 2009|df=dmy-all}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/wa/jurien-bay/drovers-cave-national-park/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120907011500/http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/attractions/wa/jurien-bay/drovers-cave-national-park/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=7 September 2012|title=Planbooktravel - Drovers Cave National Park|year=2008|accessdate=4 May 2010}}
{{National Parks of Western Australia}}{{WesternAustralia-geo-stub}}

4 : National parks of Western Australia|Protected areas established in 1972|Caves of Western Australia|Wheatbelt (Western Australia)

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