Boodjamulla

National Park

Boodjamulla

National Park

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Boodjamulla National Park Flood Recovery

Gorge closed – southern section re-opens to visitors, including Riversleigh Fossils D site

Ownership of Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi Traditional Owners

“ We the Waanyi People, Traditional Owners of Boodjamulla National Park, welcome you to our country and ask that you respect our special place. When we come into the gorge we feel at home; we feel so safe; we’re visiting our old people.”

- Waanyi Elders

“Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is pleased to continue its relationship working alongside the Waanyi People to jointly manage this national park in a way that will protect the key natural and cultural features of Boodjamulla, whilst also providing visitors with a memorable experience."

- Minister for Environment and Science, Leanne Linard MP

"Riversleigh is one of the great wonders of the palaeontological world. What other site has produced such an extraordinary assemblage of mammals, birds, reptiles and many other creatures hitherto completely new to science. Not just one or two species but literally hundreds of them. And not just new but undreamed of."

- Sir David Attenborough

Experience

The Waanyi People warmly welcome you to Boodjamulla National Park, which we know as our spiritual and sacred Bujimala (Rainbow Serpent) country.

We invite you to explore its breathtaking firey-red sandstone gorges and emerald-green healing water (Boulgi waters).

Discover the cultural walking tracks and ancient land features that preserve many mesmerising relics from the past which will transport you back more than 30,000 years.

Whether you explore by foot, or by canoe paddling through the gorge, Boodjamulla National Park promises to captivate you.

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Riversleigh Fossil Dreaming Tour

Located within Waanyi Country, the Riversleigh World Heritage Area is a remarkable window into the past and a deeply significant cultural landscape

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Latest News

27 Feb 2024

Classification	Fossil names	*Translation (Waanyi* word)**
Order Dasyuromorphia (dasyures, thylacines)	Badjcinus turnbulli	Badj/baji = good/expert hunter or cheeky/aggressive; cinus = Greek for dog
	Ganbulanyi djadjinguli	Ganbulanyi/kanbulanyi = Native Cat or Northern Quoll; Djadji/jaji = ‘to eat’; Nguli = bone
	Mayigriphus orbus	Mayi = tooth/teeth; griphus = Latin for puzzle
Order Peramelimorphia (bandicoots)	Bulungu palara	Bulungu = sister’s child, child, baby
	Galadi speciosus	Galadi/kaladi/kaladiya = bandicoot, possum, Rock Ringtail Possum
	Liyamayi dayi	Liya = round; Mayi = tooth; dayi = ‘chop’
	Madju variae	Madju/maju = sister, elder sister
	Yarala burchfieldi	Yarala/yarrala = root or butt of tree
Order Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)	Naraboryctes philcreaseri	Naraba/ngaraba = to drink; ryctes = Greek for ‘digger’
Order Diprotodontia Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos)	Bulungamaya delicata	Bulungulla/balangarra = moon; Mayi = tooth/teeth
	Cookeroo bulwidarri	Bulwidarri = white, white of egg
	Ganawamaya gillespieae	Ganawa/kanawa = long; Mayi = tooth/teeth
	Ganguroo bilamina	Gangu/kangku = grandfather, father’s father
	Nowidgee matrix	Nowidgee, ngawiji = grandmother, father’s mother
	Wabularoo naughtoni	Wabula = forgotten, long time before; Naughtoni = after former owner of Riversleigh Station, Ted Naughton
Order Diprotodontia Family: Pseudocheiridae	Gawinga aranaea	Gawinga/kawinka = possum, Northern Brushtail Possum
Order Diprotodontia Family: Miralinidae	Durudawiri inusitatus	Duru = sun; Dawiri/dawirri = little sister, younger sibling
Order Diprotodontia Family: Maradidae	Marada arcanum	Marada = flat, flat ground, claypan
Order Diprotodontia Family: Vombatidae	Rhizophascolonus ngangaba	Ngangaba = light (in weight)
Order Chiroptera (bats)	Brachipposideros nooraleebus	Nooraleeba/ngurralyijbi = stuck in the mud
Order Chiroptera (bats)	Macroderma malugara	Malugara/malukarra = good hunter or killer
Subclass Therians Subgroup: Incertae sedis	Yingabalanara richardsoni	Yinga/yingka = other, another; Balanara/balangarra = moon

Boodjamulla

National Park

Boodjamulla

National Park

< LATEST NEWS >

Experience

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Riversleigh Fossil Dreaming Tour

Located within Waanyi Country, the Riversleigh World Heritage Area is a remarkable window into the past and a deeply significant cultural landscape

Further Information

Latest News

Boodjamulla National Park Flood Recovery

Gorge closed – southern section re-opens to visitors, including Riversleigh Fossils D site

Ownership of Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi Traditional Owners

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