Pulu Keeling National Park
Pulu Keeling National Park is one of Australia's smallest national parks and yet a place of international significance. An isolated coral atoll, it is part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia's most remote island territory lying almost 2000 kilometres northwest of Perth in the Indian Ocean. Pulu Keeling's very remoteness has helped maintain its pristine environment and rich biodiversity. The forests and other flora are examples of the original vegetation of the region, and include a number of species found nowhere else in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
News | Have your say towards the draft management plan for Pulu Keeling National Park
The current management plan for Pulu Keeling National Park will cease to have effect on 28 April 2011. The Director of National Parks proposes to prepare a draft of the next management plan for the park. When finalised, this plan will guide management of the reserve for a period of 10 years.
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Unique birdlife and stunning marine diversity
Pulu Keeling National Park is an internationally significant seabird rookery and is listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Pulu Keeling is also noe of the world's most pristine coral reefs, the clear waters surrounding North Keeling island is home to a stunning array of fish, and dolphins, marine turtles and other marine species.
History
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands have held a special place in the literature on coral atolls because they represent the only atoll that Charles Darwin visited, and they played a central role in his discussion of his theory of coral reef development.