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Protected area in Western Australia
Scott National Park
Western Australia
IUCN category II (national park)
Scott National Park is located in Western AustraliaScott National ParkScott National Park
Nearest town or cityAugusta
Coordinates34°15′29″S 115°14′08″E / 34.25806°S 115.23556°E / -34.25806; 115.23556
Established1959
Area32.73 km (12.6 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment and Conservation
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia

Scott National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 265 km (165 mi) south of Perth.

It is based on the catchment area of the Scott River and the eastern bank of the Blackwood River, and occurs in part on the Scott Coastal Plain. It has a population of honey possum in the park.

It has had reviews of its flora and fauna due to the proximity of mining exploration and activity.

See also

References

  1. "Scott | Explore Parks WA | Parks and Wildlife Service".
  2. National Parks Authority of Western Australia (1980), Scott National Park, National Parks Authority, retrieved 6 November 2022
  3. Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (2000), Parks of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge and Scott National Park management plan : issues paper, Dept. of Conservation & Land Management, retrieved 6 November 2022
  4. Bradshaw, Don; Phillips, Ryan; Tomlinson, Sean; Holley, Rebecca; Jennings, Sarah; Bradshaw, Felicity (10 December 2015), Ecology of the honey possum, Tarsipes Rostratus, in Scott National Park, Western Australia, Australian Mammal Society, retrieved 6 November 2022
  5. Mattiske Consulting Pty. Ltd; BHP Titanium Minerals Pty. Ltd (1996), Flora and vegetation of Scott National Park : and the adjoining camping reserve A 12951, Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd, retrieved 6 November 2022
  6. Ninox Wildlife Consulting; Mineral Deposits Limited (1991), Scott National Park and Camping Reserve 12951 : vertebrate fauna survey (Draft ed.), Ninox, retrieved 6 November 2022
  7. Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd; BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd (1999), Assessment of permanent vegetation monitoring plots in Scott National Park and the adjoining camping reserve A 12951, Mattiske, retrieved 6 November 2022
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