Mutawintji is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 878
km west of Sydney and about 130 km north-east of Broken Hill.
The rugged, mulga-clad Byngnano Range is dissected by colourful
gorges, rockpools and creek beds lined with red gums. Scattered
among the caves and overhangs are Aboriginal rock art and
engravings.
In 1979, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased
and fenced 100 km², in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of
Mutawintji National Park, for the conservation and protection of
the Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby.
Follow-up funding of fox eradication in the reserve ensured the
survival of this last population of Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies
in NSW.
The park also protects Mutawintji Historic Site, containing one
of the best collections of Australian Aboriginal Rock Art.
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