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  • VKFF TEAM
    • Treasurer and bank account
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  • WHY GET INVOVLED?
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  • HOW TO REGISTER WITH LOGSEARCH
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  • ACTIVATOR SAFETY
  • PARK ACCESS
  • SPOTTING AND ALERTING
  • QUALIFYING AUSTRALIAN PARKS
    • AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (VK1) >
      • VK1 QUALIFYING PARKS
    • New South Wales (VK2) >
      • VK2 QUALIFYING PARKS
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      • VK3 Qualifying parks
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    • VKFF Activator Honour Roll
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    • VKFF Hunter Honour Roll - Australian recipients
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    • Boomerang Hunter recipients
    • Murray River Parks Hunter certificate recipients
    • Murray River Parks Activator certificate recipients
    • Activator Certificate of Excellence
    • VKFF DX Hunter
    • Australian OCCFF recipients
    • Overseas OCCFF recipients
    • VKFF Worked All Australia
  • UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT DAYS/AWARDS
  • VKFF 10 year anniversary
    • VI10VKFF activations
    • QSL cards received
    • eQSL cards received
  • PREVIOUS SPECIAL EVENT AWARDS
    • 2023 - National Bird Week
    • 2023 NATIONAL TREE DAY
    • 2023 WORLD RANGER DAY
    • 2023 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
    • 2023 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
    • 2023 WORLD WETLANDS DAY
    • VKFF 10 Year anniversary
    • WWFF 10th year anniversary
    • 2022 - National Bird Week
    • 2022 National Wattle Day
    • 2022 National Tree Day
    • 2021 World Amateur Radio Day
    • 2021 VKFF Ladies Award
    • 2020 Greater Blue Mountains Area
    • 2020 National Bird Week
    • 2020 National Tree Day
    • 2019 Barrington Tops National Park
    • 2019 National Bird Week
    • 2019 National Wattle Day
    • 2019 National Parks & Wildlife Service VK5
    • 2019 World Ranger Day
    • 2019 Gondwana Parks Award
    • 2018 National Bird Week
    • 2017 NSW NPWS 50 year celebrations
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World Wide Flora & Fauna - Australia
NORTHERN TERRITORY (VK8)
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Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal territory in the centre and central northern region of Australia.  It shares borders with Western Australia to the west, South Australia to the south, and Queensland to the east.

To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafua Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.  Despite its large area—over 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), making it the third largest Australian federal division—it is sparsely populated.  With a population of 233,300 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories.

The capital city is Darwin.  The population is not concentrated in coastal regions but rather along the Stuart Highway.  The other major settlements are (in order of size) are Alice Springs, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, and Tennant Creek.

Residents of the Northern Territory are often known simply as 'Territorians', or more informally as 'Top Enders' and 'Centralians'.


NORTHERN TERRITORY FAUNA EMBLEM.
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Red Kangaroo

NORTHERN TERRITORY FLORA EMBLEM.
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​Sturts Desert Rose

NORTHERN TERRITORY FLAG.
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NORTHERN TERRITORY COAT OF ARMS.
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PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMISSION NT.
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More information can be found at the website of Parks and Wildlife Commission NT.  

TYPES OF PARKS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
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Above:- Terrestrial Protected Areas by Type in Northern Territory (2022).  Image c/o CAPAD 2022

QUALIFYING PARKS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
There are currently (as of 13th June 2023), a total of 70 qualifying parks in the Northern Territory.

They consist of:-

  • 24 Conservation Reserves
  • 18 National Parks
  • 13 Nature Parks
  • 4 Historical Reserves
  • 3 Conservation Covenants
  • 2 Conservation Areas
  • 2 Marine Parks 
  • 1 Coastal Park
  • 1 Hunting Reserve
  • 1 Recreation Area
  • 1 Reserve
For a full list of qualifying VK6 parks, please see the Qualifying VK8 parks page.
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Above:- Graph showing the types of VKFF parks in the Northern Territory.
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Above:- Map showing the location of the VK8 VKFF qualifying parks.

WHICH PARKS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR VKFF IN VK8?
Under the VKFF rules, parks need to have an IUCN category to be added to the program.

​The following parks currently do not qualify for VKFF as they do not have an IUCN category associated:-
  • Attack Creek Historical Reserve
  • Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
  • Channel Point Coastal Reserve
  • Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve
  • Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
  • Tree Point Conservation Area
There are sixteen (16) Indigenous Protected Areas in the Northern Territory.  They are currently not in the VKFF list as a Permit is required to access those areas.
There are three (3) Private Nature Reserves in the Northern Territory.  They have not been added to the VKFF list due to access issues.

HOW TO FIND WHERE THE QUALIFYING VKFF PARKS ARE IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
KML file.
Use the KML file below to upload to either Google Earth or My Google Maps, to show you the location of the VK2 VKFF qualifying parks (current as of 13th June 2023).
vk8_vkff_parks_as_of_13062023.kml
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File Type: kml
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NT Parks website.
​nt.gov.au/parks
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Google Earth - parks shapefile.
You can download the CAPAD 2022 parks shapefile via the link below.....

​www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B4448CACD-9DA8-43D1-A48F-48149FD5FCFD%7D
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Be aware that the .shp file is very large.

​By importing the .shp file into Google Earth, you will be able to view all protected areas in Australia.
Mapcarta.
​mapcarta.com/
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Above:- An example from Mapcarta.
GMA Map.
https://www.cqgma.org/mvs/
WWFF is working very hard to complete and update the map.  Alena OK2APY is the WWFF Map Manager.  If you have remarks, adds or whatever please drop her a mail : ok2apy@gmail.com ​
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Above:- Northern Territory (VK8) on the GMA Mapping site.

PARKS WHERE THERE IS NO ACCESS.
  • Vernon Islands Conservation Reserve VKFF-1249 - a permit is required

EXTRA INFORMATION.
  • Garig Gunak Barlu National Park VKFF-0223 - formerly known as Gurig National Park.
  • Iytwelepenty/Davenport Ranges National Park VKFF-0133 - formerly known as Davenport Murchison National Park.
  • Judbarra/Gregory National Park VKFF-0219 - formerly known as Gregory National Park.
  • Nitmiluk National Park VKFF-0390 - formerly known as Katherine Gorge National Park.

PARK PASSES.
From 3 April 2023, visitors to the Northern Territory will need a park pass to visit most national parks and reserves.

SAFETY ISSUES.
Be aware of Saltwater crocodiles.  They are serious predators.
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WWFF HISTORY IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
13th June 2023:

The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:-

  1.  Howard Springs Hunting Reserve VKFF-3940
11th June 2023:

Seven (7) new parks were added to the WWFF Directory.

They being:-

  1. Chamber's Pillar Historical Reserve VKFF-3933
  2. Gregory's Tree Historical Reserve VKFF-3934
  3. Lake Woods Wetlands Conservation Covenant VKFF-3935
  4. Longreach Waterhole Conservation Covenant VKFF-3936
  5. Mac and Rose Chalmers Conservation Reserve VKFF-3937
  6. Melacca Swamp Conservation Area VKFF-3938
  7. Newry Station Gouldian Finch Conservation Covenant VKFF-3939
2nd February 2019:

Seven (7) new parks were added to the WWFF Directory.

They being:-
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  1. Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve VKFF-2858
  2. Arltunga Historical Reserve VKFF-2859
  3. Casuarina Coastal Reserve VKFF-2860
  4. Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Area VKFF-2861
  5. Harrison Dam Conservation Area VKFF-2862
  6. Manton Dam Recreation Area VKFF-2863​
  7. Owen Springs Reserve VKFF-2864
8th July 2016:

​Thirty eight (38) new parks were added to the WWFF Directory.

They being:-
  1. Anna's Reservoir Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1229
  2. Berry Springs Nature Park, VKFF-1253
  3. Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1230
  4. Blackmore River Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1231
  5. Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1232
  6. Butterfly Gorge Nature Park, VKFF-1254
  7. Caranbirini Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1233
  8. Channel Island Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1234
  9. Connells Lagoon Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1235
  10. Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1236
  11. Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park, VKFF-1255
  12. Fogg Dam Conserv ation Reserve, VKFF-1237
  13. Garig Gunak Barlu Marine Park, VKFF-1251
  14. Giwining/Flora River Nature Park, VKFF-1256
  15. Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1238
  16. Holmes Jungle Nature Park, VKFF-1257
  17. Howard Springs Nature Park, VKFF-1258
  18. Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1239
  19. Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1240
  20. Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1241
  21. Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1242
  22. Kuyunba Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1243
  23. Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park, VKFF-1259
  24. Limmen Bight Marine Park, VKFF-1252
  25. Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1244
  26. Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1245
  27. N'dhala Gorge Nature Park, VKFF-1260
  28. Native Gap Conservation Resrve, VKFF-1246
  29. Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1247
  30. Ruby Gap Nature Park, VKFF-1261
  31. Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1248
  32. Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Ho t Springs Nature Park, VKFF-1262
  33. Trephina Gorge Nature Park, VKFF-1263
  34. Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park, VKFF-1264
  35. Vernon Islands Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1249
  36. Watarrka National Park, VKFF-0523
  37. Woodgreen Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1250
  38. Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, VKFF-1265

NT PARKS MASTERPLAN 2023-53.
nt-parks-masterplan-2023-53.pdf
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ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22.
depws-annual-report-2021-2022.pdf
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TERRITORY PARKS & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT
tpawca451.pdf
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MAPPING.
https://nt.gov.au/environment/environment-data-maps/natural-resource-maps-nt
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit

FACEBOOK.
The Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service has a Facebook site which can be located at.....

https://www.facebook.com/ParksandWildlifeNT/

VIDEOS.
Info courtesy of:-

1.  Northern Territory Government, 2023, <nt.gov.au/parks>, viewed 13th June 2023.
2.  Northern Territory Government, 2023, <becrocwise.nt.gov.au/crocodile-management>, viewed 13th June 2023
3.  Wikipedia, 2023, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory>, viewed 13th June 2023.
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