Astrebla Downs National Park
Astrebla Downs is a national park in the Channel Country of outback Queensland, Australia, 1298 km west of Brisbane. The landscape is flat and barren with few trees.
The park received an award in March 2007 by the WWF for being among the top 10 reserves of the decade. Recognition was given for the successful efforts to protect the bilby, an endangered mammal native to Australia. By 2008 it was estimated the park contained a bilby population of around 300. In 2009, a plague of Long-haired Rats descended on the park. The large numbers of rats attract feral cats to the area which pose a threat to the bilby.
Astrebla Downs is also home to the Stripe-faced Dunnart.
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