Anderson Street Conservation Park

The Anderson Street Conservation Park is a protected conservation park in Manunda, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is managed by the Cairns Regional Council.[2]

Anderson Street Conservation Park
Queensland
Anderson Street Conservation Park is located in Queensland
Anderson Street Conservation Park
Anderson Street Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityCairns
Coordinates16°55′6.5″S 145°44′31″E / 16.918472°S 145.74194°E / -16.918472; 145.74194
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteAnderson Street Conservation Park

History

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The Anderson Street park was gazetted as an environmental park in 1976. In 1994 it became a conservation park under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.[2]

Protected biota

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The park contains an area of endangered Melaleuca leucadendra open forest and a population of vulnerable spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Anderson Street Conservation Park (entry 39363)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Anderson Street Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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