Brooklyn Sanctuary is a 600 km² nature reserve in north-east Queensland, Australia, less than 100 km north-west of Cairns. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. It is located on the boundary of the Wet Tropics bioregion and Einasleigh Uplands bioregion on the Mt Carbine Tableland. The landscape varies widely from rugged, rainforested peaks of up to 1,200 m altitude, with an annual rainfall of 4,000 mm, to drier lowland plains in the upper reaches of the Mitchell River with less than 900 mm. It is important for the conservation of upland endemic species. Part of the property is inscribed on the World Heritage List.[1]
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Fauna
Threatened birds found on Brooklyn include the Southern Cassowary, Buff-breasted Button-quail and Red Goshawk. Notable mammals include Northern Bettong, Yellow-bellied Glider, Spotted-tailed Quoll and Spectacled Flying-fox.[2]
Ecosystems
Ecosystems include a variety of rainforest types, wet sclerophyll forests, mixed eucalypt woodlands, melaleuca gallery forest, and lakes on alluvial plains. Brooklyn also contains a relict population of Bunya Pine.[1]
