Mount Etna Caves National Park

Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.

Mount Etna Caves National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
View from eastern summit.
Mount Etna Caves National Park
Nearest town or city	The Caves
Coordinates	23°09′37″S 150°28′31″E
Established	1994
Area	4.78 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Mount Etna Caves National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

The park's caves are the roosting site for more than 80 percent of Australia's breeding population of little bent-wing bats. It is also one of the few places in Australia supporting a colony of the endangered ghost bat.^[1]

History

The Fitzroy Caves National Park was gazetted in 1973 with a focus on the protection of the bats rather than the caves. In 1990, it was renamed Mount Etna Caves National Park. In 1999, the park was extended to provide more protection to the caves.^[2]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Protected areas of Queensland