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07 Apr 10 - Welcome to Kangaroo Island whether you are a new member or just browsing. It is a place to share, to learn, to ask, to feel emotions, to meet people and to make friends or to just explore to plan that next trip around this wonderful island. Peter Hastwell, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island
07 Apr 10 - Welcome to Kangaroo Island whether you are a new member or just browsing. It is a place to share, to learn, to ask, to feel emotions, to meet people and to make friends or to just explore to plan that next trip around this wonderful island. Peter Hastwell, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island
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About KANGAROO ISLAND–dramatically beautiful and diverse This group showcases photos and artwork taken, inspired by or produced on Kangaroo Island,, by those living there or visiting it. It can be portraiture, landscapes, waterscapes, flora and fauna or conceptual work including its culture, people and activities. Kangaroo Island, located off the South Australian coast, is Australia's third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. More than half of the island has never been cleared of vegetation and National and Conservation Parks cover more than one third of the total Island. Because of its isolation from mainland Australia, the island has escaped the damage of foxes and rabbits. Registration and microchipping of cats is mandatory. Kangaroo Island, is one of South Australia's most popular tourist attractions, attracting over 140,000 visitors each year, with international visitors accounting for more than 25% of these visits. Diverse, dramatically beautiful, peaceful, unhurried, and with a spectacular natural environment. When you are on Kangaroo Island you are likely to find yourself aware of the seasons, the stars and the phases of the moon as you become more atuned to the planet. Kangaroo Island, is abundant with unique wildlife such as Kangaroo, Tammar Wallaby, Australian Seal, Rosenberg's Sand Goanna, Echidna, and Fairy Penguin . The Koala and Platypus have been introduced and flourish. Dolphins and Pelicans are a common sight. Kangaroo Island is the last South Australian refuge of the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo. Below are some relevant websites relating to Kangaroo Island: First of all, wikipedia's page, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Island Plant species recorded from the Island, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/biosurvey/kan... Mammal species recorded, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/p dfs/biosurvey/kan...http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/biosurvey/kangaroo_island/append7.pdf Bird species recorded for the Island and adjacent seas, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/p dfs/biosurvey/kan... Birds endemic to the Island, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/biosurvey/kan... Amphibians and Reptiles recorded on the Island, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/biosurvey/kan... Land-Use History THE HISTORY OF ABORIGINAL LAND USE ON KANGAROO ISLAND, www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/biosurvey/kan... http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/places_kangarooisld.htm |
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