Mutawintji National Park
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area The Mutawintji National Park, formerly the Mootwingee National Park, is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The Template:Convert national park is situated approximately Template:Convert west of Sydney and about Template:Convert north-east of Template:NSWcity.
In 1998, Mutawintji National Park, Mutawintji Historic Site and Mutawintji Nature Reserve were all transferred to Mutawintji Local Aboriginal Land Council, holding the land on behalf of the Malyangapa, Wilyakali, Wanyuparlku and Pantjikali people. The three sites were then leased back to NSW National Parks, and are now managed in collaboration with the Mutawintji Board of Management. This agreement was the first of its kind in New South Wales.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Features and location
The rugged, mulga-clad Byngnano Range is dissected by colourful gorges, rockpools and creek beds lined with red gums. Scattered among the caves and overhangs are Aboriginal rock art and engravings.
In 1979, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased and fenced Template:Convert, in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of Mutawintji National Park, for the conservation and protection of the yellow-footed rock wallaby.
Follow-up funding of fox eradication in the reserve ensured the survival of this last population of yellow-footed rock-wallabies in New South Wales. Of the wild animals, wedge-tailed eagle, peregrine falcon, short-billed correllas, zebra finches, budgerigars, apostle birds and magpies can also be found here.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The park also protects Mutawintji Historic Site, containing one of the best collections of Australian Aboriginal rock art.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
References
Gallery
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Hand stencils. Mootwingee. -
Etched rock figures. Mutawintji National Park -
Waterhole, Mootwingee -
Rock etchings. Mootwingee -
Hand stencils in rock overhang, Mootwingee -
Mootwingee waterhole -
Ancient rock etchings. Mootwinjee -
Etched human-like figures. Mootwingee -
Kangaroos etched on rocks. Mootwingee
External links
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- The Archaeology of Mootwingee,Western New South Wales by F. D. McCarthy and N. W. G. Macintosh. Records of the Australian Museum, VOL. XXV, No. 13, 1962, pp. 249–298.