Kakadu National Park covers 19,804 square kilometers of Australia's Northern Territory, southeast of Darwin, the country's second largest national park and an area comparable in size to Wales. Its habitats range from monsoon forest to wetlands and tidal flats, together supporting more than 1,700 plant species, about 280 bird species, roughly 60 mammal species, more than 117 reptile species and over 10,000 insect species, including large populations of saltwater crocodiles. Aboriginal people have lived in the Kakadu area continuously for around 60,000 years, and the park preserves more than 5,000 recorded rock art sites, a cultural record that helped it earn UNESCO World Heritage status for both its natural and cultural values between 1981 and 1992.
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Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory, covering an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres (124 mi) from north to south and over 100 kilometres (62 mi) from east to west.
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The cane toad was introduced to various Caribbean islands to counter a number of pests infesting local crops.
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Males move around more, 69 m (75 yd) per day on average versus 23 m (25 yd) for females at Kakadu National Park.
Hosts: Chlamydosaurus Kingii, Behaviour and ecology
Males move around more, 69 m (75 yd) per day on average versus 23 m (25 yd) for females at Kakadu National Park.
Hosts: Frilled-neck Lizard, Behaviour and ecology
Males move around more, 69 m (75 yd) per day on average versus 23 m (25 yd) for females at Kakadu National Park.
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The weevil has been successfully used to curb S. molesta outbreaks in other parts of the world, such as the Sepik River in Papua, Sri Lanka, Lake Ossa in Cameroon, Wappa Dam in Queensland, and lagoons in Kakadu National Park), Australia.
Flatback Sea Turtle (Wikipedia)
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In Kakadu National Park, a monitoring program has already been set up for this species.
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