page_title: Murray-Sunset National Park
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Murray-Sunset National Park / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Emu tracks on the surface of Pink Lakes in the Murray Sunset National Park, Victoria, Australia
context_page_description: The Murray-Sunset National Park is the second largest national park in Victoria, Australia, located in the Mallee district in the northwestern corner of the state, bordering South Australia. The 633,000-hectare national park is situated approximately 440 kilometres northwest of Melbourne and was proclaimed on 26 April 1979. It is in the northwestern corner of the state, bordering South Australia to the west and the Murray River to the north. The Sturt Highway passes through the northern part of the park, but most of the park is in the remote area between the Sturt Highway and the Mallee Highway, west of the Calder Highway.
context_section_description: Over 600 species of plants have been recorded, and 300 species of birds.  Notable plants include Murray lily, silvery emu-bush, saltbush, buloke, porcupine grass, blue-leaved mallee and other mallee eucalypts. In spring, wildflowers include spider orchids, azure sun orchids, desert heath-myrtles and poached-egg daisies.
  Emus, wedge-tailed eagles, and both western grey and red kangaroos are present.
caption: Emu tracks on salt lake in Murray Sunset NP
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