Flora and Fauna
Bird's-nest fern and elkhorn ferns grow amongst Candlenut, Corkwood, Native Olive and False Red Sandalwood trees at the bottom of the gorge.
The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland’s Wet Tropics. Noisy Pittas and the Orange-footed Scrubfowl are two species of bird that may be commonly seen. The Southern Cassowary is occasionally spotted in the southern section of the park. Nocturnal animals are relatively common. These include a variety of possums and flying foxes as well as Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo and the Northern Quoll.
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