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KAKADU

KAKADU. Introduction to Kakadu.

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KAKADU

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  1. KAKADU

  2. Introduction to Kakadu Located 117 kilometers south-west of Darwin lies a beautiful, exotic and historical paradise known as Kakadu National Park.From its Mangrove fringed tidle plains to its beautiful dry terrain and Sandstone cliffs on Arnhem land, It was listed as a World heritage sight twice by UNESCO due to its cultural and environmental importance in the year of 1981. This captivating piece of paradise covers a tremendous 19,804 square kilometers and is considered home to many rare and exotic,native flora and fauna. Kakadu National Park is made up of six major landforms. They are the Tidal Flats, Flood plains, The Stone country, The Outlines, Southern Hills and The Basin.

  3. An ExoticParadise For longer than 40,000 years Kakadu Island bears a diverse variety of flora and fauna and for 40,000 years it still is bursting with life and welcomes regeneration of new native species every day. It has many beautiful views to offer and is abundant of life. You could say that it is forever young. It is home to 2000 plants, 280 species of birds, 25 different species of frogs, 32 species of fish and 10,000 species of insects these include insects such as- grasshopers, beetles, flies,termites, butterflies, moths, bees wasps, deadly snakes e.t.c. It is not only rich in its spectacular range of wildlife, but in its historical, cultural and environmental significance. Salt water and Fresh water alligators and crocodiles are also commonly found especially amongst the alligator rivers.

  4. Nourishment of the land • The Kakadu National Park is considered to be one of the most weed-free Nationals Parks in the world. Kakadu’s native plants and animals are to thank for this because they can survive and withstand the harsh climate of the Northern Territory better than weeds do. This greatly protects the wildlife and the reproduction of it.

  5. Nourishment of the environment • In every Ecosystem, organism rely on one another to sustain an effiecient life. Kakadu is a very biodiverseland which boats all different interesting forms of life. • Native flora and fauna help each other grow because of the food chain. • Pollenationis also a key factor to reproduction to assist the growth. • Regeneration and reproduction of plants help the environment too as it produces fresh, clean air and water.

  6. INTRODUCEDSPECIES • Introduced species are species of animals or plants that have been introduced by foreingers to a new land. • Species of new animals were introduced all over Australia since the first settlement. This caused many disturbances for the natural environment.

  7. INTRODUCED SPECIES • Species that were introduced to the Kakadu National Park were Asian Water buffalo’s, cattle, pigs,horses, donkeys, mmice, rats, cats, rabbits, European bees and Cane toads.

  8. THE OUTCOME • Introduced animals such as baffalos, horses, pigs and cattle caused the most amount of damage to the once-undistubed land. This was due to their weight as they destroyed native flora and a heavier weight requires more consumption. • In th year of 1960, mass reproduction of buffalos had reached its peak. • This disturbed the natural ways of the food cycle and broke the food chain almost causing extinction to the native plants and animals. • Feral cats which were also introduced attacked native wildlife such as small birds and lizards. • As buffalos move from one wetland to another they create swim channels with their heavy,big hooves and weight. This creates the channels between the fresh water channels and the salt water ones. This contributed to an imbalance with salt levels in the water which made it nearly impossible for fresh water aquatic animals to live in their environment and salt water animals to live in theirs. Buffalos also carry tuberculosis- this is a deadly disease which could harm ther animals too. • Billabongs were polluted. That meant that other animals could not drink clean water.

  9. THE OUTCOME • Pigs are also another a big issue as they dig up certain areas in which flora grows. • Cane toads are hihgly poisonous. This contaminated many plants which other animals relied on to survive.

  10. INTRODUCED SPECIE

  11. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES • The removal of buffalos began in 1979. • A decade before the removal there were over 20,000 buffoloe occupying the area. • Kakadu is now being carefully taken care of and buffalo numbers have dramatically dropped in the past 5 decades. • Billabongs are free of pollution. • There are more wildlife rangers watching the vast area.

  12. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • I think that they should remove all the buffalo, cattle, dogs, cats and horses and put them into farms. • That way, we won’t have to always buy produce from overseas, from other countries and it will save our government a lot of money. • Cats and dogs can also become domesticated and live with loving families who could look after them. These are the possible solutions that I have to keep our beautiful, rare, exotic wonderland forever young. 

  13. BIBLIOGRAPHY ALL INFORMATION USED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS DERIVED FROM THESE SITES: http://www.environment.gov.au http://learnlive.cdu.edu.au And the song that was used to raise awarness for Kakadu was derived from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKvTO0PEfE This assignment was created by: Jacinta Kelemen 9GC

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