Port Hinchinbrook is part of the southern end of Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.  The Wet Tropics is
home to 30% of Australia’s marsupial species, 58% of its bat species, 26% of its frog species, 17% of
its reptile species, 58% of the butterfly species and 48% of its bird species.  There are no less than
85 species of animals that are unique to the area.

This World Heritage Area is one of spectacular scenery, rugged topography with fast-flowing rivers, deep gorges and numerous waterfalls.  The rainforests contain an almost complete record of the major stages
in the evolution of plant life on earth and are floristically and structurally the most diverse in Australia.
They include 13 major structural types, further classified into 27 broad communities.

Find out more:
www.wettropics.gov.au
www.gspeak.com.au/cardwell
www.wettropics.gov.au/pa/pa_default.html