Mount Worth State Park
Mount Worth State Park takes in 1040 hectares of natural forest, regenerating native bush and cleared pastures in the western Strzelecki Ranges, south-east of Warragul.
Birdlife is abundant, 91 species being recorded to date. Among them Superb Lyrebirds, Crimson Rosellas, King Parrots, Wedge-tailed Eagles, Olive Whistlers, Grey Butcherbirds, Tawny Frogmouths, Eastern Spinebills, Superb Blue Wrens, Lewin's Honeyeaters, as well as the rare Sooty Owl and Powerful Owl.
Wombats, Swamp Wallabies, Echidnas, Sugar Gliders, Feathertail Gliders, Brush-tailed Possums, Ring-tailed Possums, bush rats, Brown Antechinuses and bandicoots are common. Koalas have been sighted and Platypuses and Eastern Water Rats swim in the creeks and dig burrows in the banks.
The Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) inhabits certain areas of the Park but is never seen as it spends its entire life underground.
Apr 22, 2011
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