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Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes, the name rises from the two Noongar words ''Yalgor'' meaning ''lake'' and ''up'' meaning ''place of''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Department of Environment and Conservation - Yalgorup National Park )〕 The area is part of the Peel-Yalgorup Wetland system which is classified as a Ramsar Wetland Site and was added to the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance in 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar site Management Plan )〕 Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Experience Perth - Yalgorup National Park )〕 ==Wildlife== The wetlands of the park have been identified by BirdLife International as the Yalgorup Important Bird Area because of their importance for waterbirds.〔BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yalgorup. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-05.〕 Lake Clifton and Lake Preston are both situated within the boundaries of the park and are home to a large variety of bird-life. Black swans, kingfishers, grebes, coots, waterfowl and a variety of parrots and a variety of dotterels can be found in and around the lake habitat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= About Australia - Yalgorup National Park )〕 Woodlands and tuart forests are also found within the park and contain fauna including western grey kangaroos, emus, brush wallabys, brush-tailed possums, echidna and bandicoots. The quokka was also once found within the area but have been wiped out by foxes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West Australian Vista - Yalgorup National Park )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yalgorup National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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