The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains is a unique environment full of extraordinary plants and animals. It contains a plethora of breathtaking views, rugged plateaus, steep cliffs, deep valleys and breathtaking gorges.
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The Blue mountains truly is a unique environment filled with glorious examples of rare and wonderful flora and fauna. From the smallest of insects to the tallest of trees, the Blue mountains has it all.
The Blue mountains ecosystem is made up of a variety of different biotic and abiotic elements...
Wollemi Pine
The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis), upon discovery, was found in only one isolated canyon, deep within the Blue Mountains. There were estimated to be less than 100 individual plants and there was no discernible difference in the genetics between the plants which suggests it went through a bottle-neck period with only one or two plants surviving...
Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby
The brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a heavily endangered species now living only in the greater Blue Mountains region. Human shooting was the main cause of its decline. This is partly because kangaroos and wallabies were claimed as "pests" in the 1880's...