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only 30–40 as a result of the damage caused by the fires. The widespread destruction of dense vegetation the ground-dwelling birds rely on for nesting prompted discussion that the critically endangered parrot could "... become the first bird in at least 200 years to become extinct in
Western Australia". Two parrots—a male and a female—were rescued from the Cape Arid fire ground and taken to
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habitat within the park was burned. Much of the habitat had already been burned by a bushfire in Cape Arid
National Park during October of the same year. Prior to the fires, there were believed to be only 140 individual parrots living in the wild, and the number was estimated to have been reduced to
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exists within the park which supports a wide variety of flora and fauna. The park is an important site for the bird life in
Western Australia. It is home to over 160 species of birds including some that are endangered and restricted. Some of the birds found in the park include: the
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Many walk trails can be found in the park, including the Len Otte Nature Trail, Tagon
Coastal Trail, Boolenup Walk Trail and walks up both Mount Ragged and Mount Arid. The most accessible campsite is at
318:. The highest point of the park is Tower Peak, located within the Range, which reaches a height of 594 metres (1,949 ft). Sand-plains that are rich in flora surround the hill areas.
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weather reports as a geographical marker. The western end is known as Duke of
Orleans Bay. Its coastline is defined by Cape Arid, a bay called Sandy Bight and, further east, Cape Pasley.
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Bay whaling was conducted by Thomas
Sherratt at Barrier Anchorage in the 1870s. John Thomas also seems to have had a bay whaling operation in the 1860s at Thomas's Fishery.
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arrived in the area in the 1870s and the ruins of homesteads, dams and buildings as well as gravesites can be found near Pine Hill and Thomas
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Vegetation found within the park is mostly on young dune systems that have large communities of coastal heath with smaller systems of
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553:"Australian Adventure Directory - A guide to Cape Arid National Park at Esperance, Western Australia"
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799:"Perth Zoo's western ground parrot breeding program suffers setback after death of two birds"
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The shore whalers of
Western Australia : historical archaeology of a maritime frontier
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828:"Department of Environment and Conservation - Cape Arid and Eucla National Parks"
742:"Western ground parrot 'facing extinction' after devastating Esperance bushfires"
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exist near Mount Ragged including a small population of the sticky-tail flower (
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anglicized the name in 1802 and the park took its name from this feature.
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Duke of Orleans Bay Regional Park plan of development and management
523:"Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report"
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The first European to discover the area was the French Admiral
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The eastern boundary of the park joins the western side of
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529:. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010.
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650:. Commonwealth of Australia 2010. Archived from
623:Australia. Division of National Mapping (1982),
281:program, however both birds died in captivity.
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740:Rhiannon Shine; Sam Tomlin (22 January 2016).
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174:Department of Environment and Conservation
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876:"Cape Arid National Park (Place ID 9814)"
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1516:Protected areas of Western Australia
705:Shine, Rhiannon (30 November 2015).
468:Protected areas of Western Australia
361:Fauna that can be found include the
1555:Protected areas established in 1969
1540:National parks of Western Australia
935:National parks of Western Australia
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807:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
770:Jorgensen, Cari (3 December 2015).
750:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
715:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
18:Protected area in Western Australia
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797:Shine, Rhiannon (6 January 2016).
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648:"Place Names Search: Cape Pesley"
496:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats
492:"Cape Arid (suburb and locality)"
1565:South coast of Western Australia
450:with conventional drive access,
401:is thought to inhabit the area.
388:A rare and primitive species of
327:Ngadju Indigenous Protected Area
227:, a locality often mentioned in
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1550:Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
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223:The bay at its eastern side is
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212:and lies on the shore of the
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881:Australian Heritage Database
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216:from the eastern end of the
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677:, Sydney University Press,
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377:predators and a variety of
268:up to 90% of the remaining
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184:List of protected areas of
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323:Nuytsland Nature Reserve
266:2015 Esperance bushfires
243:in 1792 and he named it
194:Cape Arid National Park
82:Cape Arid National Park
25:Cape Arid National Park
1234:Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara
830:. 2007. Archived from
629:(1st ed.), NATMAP
579:"Eucla Coastal Waters"
555:. 2009. Archived from
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121:33.70389°S 123.36944°E
57:Yokinup Bay, Cape Arid
1284:Mount Frankland South
1279:Mount Frankland North
1244:Millstream Chichester
886:Australian Government
363:western brush wallaby
344:western ground parrot
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270:Western Ground Parrot
241:Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
229:Bureau of Meteorology
218:Recherche Archipelago
1545:Goldfields–Esperance
1094:Goldfields Woodlands
348:Australasian bittern
306:Bay near Tagon Point
169:Managing authorities
126:-33.70389; 123.36944
1219:Leeuwin-Naturaliste
541:on 11 January 2011.
435:Anthocersis viscosa
277:for inclusion in a
264:As a result of the
117: /
1364:Sir James Mitchell
1319:Niiwalarra Islands
1039:Dirk Hartog Island
1014:Cape Range (South)
949:Alexander Morrison
834:on 28 January 2011
352:Carnaby's cockatoo
337:A wide variety of
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1049:Dryandra Woodland
684:978-1-920899-62-2
559:on 8 January 2009
356:Cape Barren geese
202:Western Australia
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186:Western Australia
30:Western Australia
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1535:IUCN Category II
1454:Wiltshire-Butler
1404:Walpole-Nornalup
1124:Greater Kingston
1114:Greater Dordagup
1109:Greater Beedelup
1069:Fitzgerald River
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1394:Tunnel Creek
1389:Tuart Forest
1324:Peak Charles
1214:Lawley River
1169:John Forrest
1074:Forest Grove
1044:Drovers Cave
1029:Danggu Gorge
998:
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1449:William Bay
1429:Waychinicup
1264:Moore River
1239:Midgegooroo
984:Boyndaminup
959:Badgingarra
954:Avon Valley
892:21 November
776:BirdChannel
626:Sandy Bight
285:Environment
214:south coast
200:located in
152:Established
124: /
112:123°22′10″E
99:Coordinates
1529:Categories
1434:Wellington
1399:Warlibirri
1384:Torndirrup
1354:Serpentine
1334:Porongurup
1249:Milyeannup
1189:Karlamilyi
1134:Greenmount
1099:Goongarrie
1089:Gloucester
1084:Frank Hann
1009:Cape Range
474:References
458:vehicles.
383:amphibians
137:Population
109:33°42′14″S
1500:Edel Land
1484:Yelverton
1469:Wooditjup
1344:Purnululu
1294:Mount Roe
1204:Lake Muir
1174:Kalamunda
1139:Gull Rock
999:Cape Arid
974:Boorabbin
658:4 October
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