Kakadu National Park

Kakadu is one of Australia's favourite National Parks. Located in the Northern Territory it is managed by the Indigenous Traditional Owners as well as the Director of National Parks.

There are seven regions of Kakadu National Park, all very different from one another. This regions are the South Alligator Area, Jabiru Area, East Alligator Area, Nourlangie Area, Yellow Water Area, Mary River Area and the Jim Jim Area. Each region offers its own camping grounds and other accommodation facilities for tourists.

The Kakadu National Park has made the World Heritage List in 1981. It is so special due to the diversity of the land, and the history of Indigenous Australians who have inhibited this land for more then 50,000 years. The Bininj/Munnguy people still call the park home today. Home to a unique ecosystem which consists of tidal flats, flood plains, lowlands and plateaus. This ecosystems offers habitat to a range of endangered and unique range of plants and animals, who roam freely around the park (Although not onto the camping and accommodation facilities).

Offering Visitors and Cultural Centres which are open to the public from 8 am to 5 pm daily. These centres help you to organise your trip around Kakadu, it will also give you an insight into the tours, culture and history of the park. Activities available to help you see the park and experience its unique beauty first hand are a range of ranger guided tours, wildlife tours, walks through the park, tours to see the rock art sights, fishing and boating facilities are available as well as scenic flights, boat and four wheel drive tours.

This park offers everything to help tourists learn about the ecosystem around them, about the wildlife, history of Indigenous Australian culture as well as the history of the park it self.

There are a number of land management systems available to help protect the land, its inhabitants, and those visiting the area. One of these systems is the Estuarine Crocodile Management, designed to protect the local crocodiles but at the same to minimise the risk of any crocodile attacks in the area. To do this several times a year park staff will obtain data on distribution, numbers and size of the local Crocodiles. If an animal is found that's behavior or size is seen as a threat to humans or other animals they will then be captured, tagged and released in another area.

Other management systems include the Feral Animal Management. Feral animals destroy Australia's native plants and in the doing so making it difficult for Australia's native animals to survive. Animals required to be controlled include Buffalo, Horses, Pigs, Cats, Dogs and the dreaded Cane Toad which has started destroying Australia's land. Cane Toads where first found in Kakadu National Park on the 12th of March 2001. These toads are poisonous to both animals and land around them. With still no protective measures in place, the Australian Government is working towards a way to control Cane Toads from harming Australia.

Kakadu is a favourite amongst travellers and a National Park which must be visited at least once in a life time to truly appreciate the land that is Australia as well as its history and culture.