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A vast conservation park covering some 392,100 hectares, named after King
Leopold of Belgium in 1879 by a Mr Alexander Forest, who first explored this
vast region and opened up the area to settlement by graziers. The park has
only recently been established being gazetted in August 2000 by then Premier Mr
Richard Court. He emphasized at the time it was listed that this region of West
Australia remains the only portion not to have seen native species become
extinct since the arrival of Europeans. The park straddles almost the
entire length of the spectacular King Leopold Ranges, one of the oldest ranges
on Earth, and contains significant remnant rainforest pockets, and a variety of
rare flora and fauna.
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