Welcome to Christmas Island Visitor Guide Welcome to Contents Christmas Island About Christmas Island /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϰ The locals ...... 5 Christmas Island is a natural wonder — a remote tropical island famous Climate ...... 5 ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƌĞĚ ĐƌĂďƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Currency ...... 5 ƚŚĞƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ͘/ƚŝƐĂůƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƚƌƵůLJŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ   sŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϲ seabird breeding sites – a birdwatcher’s paradise. Flights ...... 6 dǁŽƚŚŝƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬ͘DĂũĞƐƟĐƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ďŽƵŶƟĨƵů   ĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϲ ŵĂƌŝŶĞůŝĨĞĂŶĚƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐĞĂƐĐĂƉĞƐŵĂŬĞŝƚĂŶĂƚƵƌĞůŽǀĞƌ͛Ɛ Tours ...... 6 dream.   ĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϲ zŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ŶĂƚƵƌĞͲďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ Phone and Internet ...... 7 ƐĐƵďĂĚŝǀŝŶŐ͕ƐŶŽƌŬĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚĮƐŚŝŶŐƚŽĨŽƌĞƐƚĂŶĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůǁĂůŬƐ͘dĂŬĞ   'ĞƫŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϳ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ͕ DĂůĂLJ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌůLJ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ Hire cars...... 7 ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJƐŽŵĞǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐŝĂŶĂŶĚtĞƐƚĞƌŶĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ͘ Yachts ...... 7   ƵůƚƵƌĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϳ Information Christmas Island history ďƌŝĞĨŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ ϴ Christmas Island map Tourist map...... 10 Christmas Island Tourism Association and Visitor Information Centre Christmas Island National Park ďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ϭϮ 'ĂnjĞZŽĂĚ͕^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ Geology ...... 12 Tel: + 61 (0)8 9164 8382 Plants ...... 12 ŵĂŝů͗ĐŝƚĂΛĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ŶĞƚ͘ĂƵ   DĂũŽƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƚLJƉĞƐ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ϭϯ www.christmas.net.au Getting around Birds ...... 14 Crabs...... 16 Christmas Island National Park WĂƌŬŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐ͗ƌƵŵƐŝƚĞ Red crabs ...... 18 Tel : +61 (0)8 9164 8700   DĂƌŝŶĞůŝĨĞ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘ϮϬ ŵĂŝů͗ŝŶĨŽΛĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵ Turtles ...... 21 ǁǁǁ͘ƉĂƌŬƐĂƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ Wonderful wetlands ...... 21 National Park staff at work In general...... 22 Christmas Island Police (Australian Federal Police) Weeds...... 22 ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJdĞů͗ϬϬϬ   ZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘Ϯϯ ŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐdĞů͗нϲϭ;ϬͿϴϵϭϲϰϴϰϰϰ Walks /ŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘Ϯϰ Hospital and ambulance   KƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬ͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘Ϯϲ dŚĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶKĐĞĂŶdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Other places of interest ...... 27 Tel: +61 (0)8 9164 8333 Suggested itineraries ...... 28 ŵďƵůĂŶĐĞdĞů͗ϬϬϬ Safety Information ...... 36

2 3 About Christmas Island

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1570km

Singapore 1350km

Indonesia

Cocos (Keeling) 985km Christmas Island Islands

2950km 2600km

Australia

Perth

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dŚŝƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ůŝĞƐ ĨĂƌ ŽƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ KĐĞĂŶ͕ Ϯ͕ϲϬϬ Climate ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ WĞƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ϱϬϬ ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂƐĂƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůĞƋƵĂƚŽƌŝĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͕ǁŝƚŚǁĞƚĂŶĚĚƌLJƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘/ƚ͛ƐǁĂƌŵĂůůLJĞĂƌƌŽƵŶĚ͕ƐŽ /ŶĚŽŶĞƐŝĂŶĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕:ĂŬĂƌƚĂ͘dŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐƐŽŵĞϭϯϱƐƋƵĂƌĞŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ƉĂĐŬůŝŐŚƚ͊dŚĞǁĞƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĞdžƚĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚĞĐĞŵďĞƌƚŽƉƌŝůʹƐŽďƌŝŶŐĂƌĂŝŶũĂĐŬĞƚ͘ ŝŶĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŝƚŚϳϯŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐŽĨƌƵŐŐĞĚůŝŵĞƐƚŽŶĞĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞĨƌŝŶŐĞĚďLJ dĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǀĂƌLJůŝƩůĞĨƌŽŵŵŽŶƚŚƚŽŵŽŶƚŚͲĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŚŝŐŚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚϮϴΣŝŶƉƌŝůĂŶĚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞůŽǁ ĂŶĂƌƌŽǁĐŽƌĂůƌĞĞĨƚŚĂƚĚƌŽƉƐĂǁĂLJƐƚĞĞƉůLJ͕ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJ͕ ŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚϮϮΣŝŶƵŐƵƐƚ͘,ƵŵŝĚŝƚLJƌĂŶŐĞƐĨƌŽŵϴϬƚŽϵϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌͲƌŽƵŶĚďƵƚŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJůŽǁĞƐƚĚƵƌŝŶŐ the middle of the year. ƚŽƚŚĞŽĐĞĂŶĚĞƉƚŚƐ͘ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬĐŽǀĞƌƐƚǁŽ ƚŚŝƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJ Currency ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŵĂƌŝŶĞĂƌĞĂ͘ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĐƵƌƌĞŶĐLJŝƐůĞŐĂůƚĞŶĚĞƌ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂďƌĂŶĐŚŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚƉĂĐĂŶŬŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͘ 4 5 About Christmas Island Visitor Information Centre Phone and internet access dŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ;/dͿ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ Ă dŚĞƌĞŝƐ^dĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚ͘ Visitor IŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝŶ 'ĂnjĞ ƉƵďůŝĐƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞWŽƐƚKĸĐĞŝŶ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ZŽĂĚŝŶ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͘DĂŬĞƚŚŝƐLJŽƵƌĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƉĨŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶ dĞůƐƚƌĂϮ''^DŵŽďŝůĞƉŚŽŶĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ďƵƚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŶŽĚĂƚĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐĂĨĠŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚ ,ĞƌĞLJŽƵ͛ůůĮŶĚĂŐŝŌƐŚŽƉ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐĂĨĠ͕ĂŬŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŚŽƚĞůƐŚĂǀĞt/&/ĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƐƚĂīǁŚŽǁŝůůĚŽǁŚĂƚŝƚƚĂŬĞƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌŐƵĞƐƚƐ͘t/&/ŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŽǁŶ͘ holiday. WůĞĂƐĞĂƐŬƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘'ůŽďĂů ƌŽĂŵŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƉŚŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞdžƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů Flights carriers with roaming agreements in place with Telstra. ŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚŇŝŐŚƚ Getting around ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽƌǀŝƐŝƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ŶĞƚ͘ĂƵͬŐĞƫŶŐͲŚĞƌĞͬŇŝŐŚƚƐ͘Śƚŵů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƌŽĂĚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚŇŝŐŚƚĂǁĂLJĂƌĞƚŚĞƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐŽĐŽƐ<ĞĞůŝŶŐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘tŚLJ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͘KƚŚĞƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚďLJŵĂƌŬĞĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƐ͘^ĞĞƚŚĞ ŵĂƉŽŶƉĂŐĞƐϭϬͲϭϭĂŶĚĂŐƵŝĚĞƚŽǁĂůŬƐŽŶƉĂŐĞƐϮϰͲϮϳ͘ ŶŽƚĞdžƚĞŶĚLJŽƵƌƚƌŝƉĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞƐĞƚƌĂŶƋƵŝůĐŽƌĂůĂƚŽůůƐ͍ Christmas Island Visitor centre photo: Ξ/d DĂŶLJƌŽĂĚƐĂƌĞϰtŽŶůLJĂŶĚŵĂŶLJƐĞĐƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƚĞĞƉĂŶĚŶĂƌƌŽǁ Accommodation ĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŝƉƉĞƌLJǁŚĞŶǁĞƚ͘^ŽŵĞŝƐůĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐĂƌĞĐůŽƐĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŽīĞƌƐĂĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƌĂŶŐŝŶŐfrom ƚŚĞƌĞĚĐƌĂďŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘&ŽƌLJŽƵƌŽǁŶƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĐƌĂďƐ͕ ďŽƵƟƋƵĞŚŽƚĞůƌŽŽŵƐĂŶĚůƵdžƵƌLJƐĞůĨĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŽůŽĚŐĞƐƚLJůĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘zŽƵǁŝůůĞŶũŽLJŽĐĞĂŶǀŝĞǁƐĨƌŽŵŵĂŶLJ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚƌŝǀĞƐůŽǁůLJŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐƌŽĂĚƐ͘ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƐĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŽŶŽƚĚƌŝǀĞŝŶƚŽŵŝŶŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚďĞĂǁĂƌĞƚŚĂƚŚĞĂǀLJŵŝŶŝŶŐ ŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚƐŵĂůůĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ machinery also uses the roads. /dĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞ Hire cars ŬŝŶŐƐʹŽƌLJŽƵĐĂŶǀŝĞǁƚŚĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽƉƟŽŶƐĂƚ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ŶĞƚ͘ĂƵͬĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶͬĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ͘Śƚŵů ϮtƐĂŶĚϰtƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌŚŝƌĞĨƌŽŵĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨcompanies. &ŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ͘ Tours Yachts dŽƵƌŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐŽīĞƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ dŚĞWŽƌƚŽĨŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĞůĐŽŵĞǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ŽŶůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘ŝǀĞĐŚĂƌƚĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝůůŚĞůƉLJŽƵĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ LJĂĐŚƚƐŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĂƚ&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞ͘&ŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ the underwater wonders of the island’s fringing coral reef and ƚŚĞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚdŽƵƌŝƐŵƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ŽƌĐĂůůŝŶĂƚƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚŽƵƐĚƌŽƉͲŽī͘&ŝƐŚŝŶŐĐŚĂƌƚĞƌƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞǁŝƚŚďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ͘ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚůŽĐĂůĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶĂƐŐƵŝĚĞƐ͘>ĂŶĚƚŽƵƌƐŽīĞƌĂŐƵŝĚĞĚĂŐƵŝĚĞĚ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚŶĚ Christmas Island cultural events >ŝŽŶĂŶĐĞ photo: Ξ/d EĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͘ŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐƐ tŝƚŚŝƚƐĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĞĐůĞĐƟĐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŵŝdž͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞĂĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶƚŽƵƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŝĐĞƐ͘ ŽĨƐŽŵĞĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐŽŶŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞǁŚŽůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ũŽŝŶƐŝŶŵĂŶLJĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞǀŝďƌĂŶƚĂŶĚĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůĂīĂŝƌƐ͘ Eating and shopping sŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐǁĞůĐŽŵĞƚŽũŽŝŶŝŶƉƵďůŝĐĨĞƐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐŽīĞƌĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĐƵŝƐŝŶĞƐƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐƵůƚƵƌĂů /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƵƐƵĂůƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶƉƵďůŝĐŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŵŝdžƚŚĂƚŝƐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĂůƐŽƉŝĐŬƵƉƐŽƵǀĞŶŝƌƐ͕ŶŝƌƐ͕ůůŽĐĂůŽĐĂů ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵĨĞƐƟǀĂů,ĂƌŝZĂLJĂWƵĂƐĂ͕ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚͲůŽŶŐ ĐƌĂŌ͕ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ŐĞĂƌ͕ ƐŶŽƌŬĞůůŝŶŐ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůŐĞŶĞƌĂů ZĂŵĂĚĂŶĨĂƐƚ͖,ĂƌŝZĂLJĂ,Ăũŝ͕ƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽĨƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞ͖ĂŶĚDĂƵůŝĚƵƌƌĂƐƵů ŵĞƌĐŚĂŶĚŝƐĞ͕ƵƐƵĂůůLJĂƚŶĞĂƌĚƵƚLJͲĨƌĞĞƉƌŝĐĞƐ͘^ƚŽƌĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚĞĚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞďŝƌƚŚŽĨDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚ͘sĞƐĂŬĂLJŝƐƚŚĞƵĚĚŚŝƐƚƐ͛ŚŽůLJĚĂLJ ĂƚƚŚĞ<ĂŵƉŽŶŐ͕WŽŽŶ^ĂĂŶ͕ƌƵŵƐŝƚĞ͕ĂŶĚĂƚdĞŵƉůĞŽƵƌƚĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĞƉĂǀĂůŝĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞ,ŝŶĚƵ&ĞƐƟǀĂůŽĨ>ŝŐŚƚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ dŚĞĂƌƌĂĐŬƐŽŶ'ĂnjĞZŽĂĚŝŶ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ĂŚŽƐƚŽĨŚŝŶĞƐĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚŝŶĞƐĞEĞǁzĞĂƌ͖,ƵŶŐƌLJ'ŚŽƐƚ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƉŝĐŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƌďĞĐƵĞ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƚŚĞ &ĞƐƟǀĂů;ŚĞůĚŽŶƚŚĞϭϰƚŚĚĂLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚůƵŶĂƌŵŽŶƚŚƚŽĂƉƉĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŵĂLJĐŽŽŬĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨŽƌƚĂŬĞĂŚĂŵƉĞƌ͘ŚĂŵƉĞƌ͘͘͘  ŚƵŶŐƌLJŐŚŽƐƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶůĞĂƐŚĞĚĨƌŽŵŚĞůůͿ͖ĂŶĚƚŚĞDŽŽŶĐĂŬĞ&ĞƐƟǀĂů͕ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƐŵĂLJďĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚĂƚůŽĐĂůƐƚŽƌĞƐŽƌƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͘Ɛ͘ held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar when the dƌĂĚŝŶŐŚŽƵƌƐǀĂƌLJͲĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĞ moon is at its brightest. ĨŽƌƵƉƚŽĚĂƚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJƐŽĨŚŝŶĞƐĞƚĞŵƉůĞŐŽĚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͘WůĞĂƐĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚĞŵƉůĞƐĂƐƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨǁ Ž ƌ Ɛ Ś ŝ Ɖ ͘  Đ ƚ Ƶ Ă ů  ĚĂƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐǀĂƌLJĨƌŽŵLJĞĂƌƚŽLJĞĂƌ͕ƐŽĐĂůůŝŶƚŽƚŚĞsŝƐŝƚŽƌ 6 DĂůĂLJĚƌƵŵŵĞƌƐphoto: Ξ<ĞĞ^ĞŶŐ&ŽŽ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ 7 Christmas Island’s history History ϮϱĞĐĞŵďĞƌϭϲϰϯ ĂƉƚĂŝŶtŝůůŝĂŵDLJŶŽƌƐŽŶƚŚĞĂƐƚ/ŶĚŝĂŽŵƉĂŶLJǀĞƐƐĞů͕ƚŚĞZŽLJĂůDĂƌLJ͕ƐĞĞƐ ChrHistory ĂŶĚŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽŶŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐĂLJ͘ 1688 ƌĞǁŽĨLJŐŶĞƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚůĂŶĚŝŶŐ;ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂƚƚŚĞĂůĞƐͿ͕ƐĞŶƚďLJ ĞŚŝŶĚi ƚŚĞ ůĂŝĚͲďĂĐŬ ŵƵůƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŵďŝĞŶĐĞ s ŶŐůŝƐŚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚŽƌtŝůůŝĂŵĂŵƉŝĞƌͲƚŚĞLJďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬǁĂƚĞƌ͕ƟŵďĞƌĂŶĚƌŽďďĞƌ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ůŝĞƐ Ă ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ crabs. ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚƵƌďƵůĞŶƚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘t m 1857 ƌĞǁŽĨǀĞƐƐĞůŵĞƚŚLJƐƚƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ďƵƚĂƌĞŚĂŵƉĞƌĞĚďLJŝŶůĂŶĚ /ƚǁĂƐƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞŝŶϭϴϴϴǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐ ĐůŝīƐĂŶĚĚĞŶƐĞũƵŶŐůĞ͘ ƚŽ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ĚĞƐƟŶLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ ŵĞŶ͕ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ ůƵŶŝĞƐ ZŽƐƐ ĂŶĚ 1887 ƉĂƌƚLJĨƌŽŵƌŝƟƐŚŶĂǀĂůǀĞƐƐĞů,D^ŐĞƌŝĂƌĞĂĐŚƚŚĞƐƵŵŵŝƚŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƐŶŽǁ :ŽŚŶDƵƌƌĂLJ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚƚŽƌĞĂƉƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŽĨa DƵƌƌĂLJ,ŝůů͕ĮŶĚŝŶŐƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞĂƐƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚďLJ^ĐŽƫƐŚŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝƐƚ͕ƌ:ŽŚŶDƵƌƌĂLJ͕ and in a nearly pure form. ƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĞĚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞŽĨŚŝŶĞƐĞ͕ photo: Ξ/d

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WWII history including a restored gun emplacement. ŶĚƌĞǁĂŶĚĂƐŵĂůůƉĂƌƚLJŽĨŽĐŽƐDĂůĂLJǁŽƌŬĞƌƐƚŽĨŽƌŵĂƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĂƚ&ůLJŝŶŐ

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ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐI ĂŶĚ ĂůůŝĞĚ ƐƵďŵĂƌŝŶĞƐ

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ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ƚŽŽŬ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƵƉǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚďLJĂƐŵĂůůŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨDĂůĂLJƐ͘ a a ŽĨ YƵĞĞŶa sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ŝŶ ϭϴϴϴ͕ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϰϲ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ 1900 &ŝƌƐƚŵĂũŽƌƐŚŝƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞ͘ n n n ƉůĂĐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞEĞǁŽůŽŶLJŽĨ d ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͘/Ŷϭϵϱϴ͕ƌŝƚĂŝŶƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ϭϵϬϬͲϭϵϬϰ ϱϱϬĚŝĞĨƌŽŵďĞƌŝͲďĞƌŝ͕ŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŚŝŶĞƐĞ͘ ƚŽƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ 1908 ͘t͘ŶĚƌĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚDƵƐĞƵŵĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨƚŚĞ Territory. ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŽŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌƐƚƵĚLJŝŶϭϴϵϴ͘ Crab migration 1915 photo: Ξ/d 1942 :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞĂƩĂĐŬEŽƌǁĞŐŝĂŶƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞƐŚŝƉŝŶ&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞ͖ϱϬƐŝĂŶĂŶĚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞĚƚŽWĞƌƚŚ͘ DĂƌĐŚϭϵϰϮͲϭϵϰϱ ϵϬϬ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞƚƌŽŽƉƐŝŶǀĂĚĞĂŶĚŽĐĐƵƉLJŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͕ŝŵƉƌŝƐŽŶŝŶŐƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶƐĂŶĚŚƵŶƟŶŐϭϬϬϬDĂůĂLJĂŶĚŚŝŶĞƐĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞũƵŶŐůĞ͘/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ ƐĂďŽƚĂŐĞĂŶĚĂůůŝĞĚƐƵďŵĂƌŝŶĞƐůĞĂĚƚŽƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨŵŝŶŝŶŐ͘/Ŷϭϵϰϯ͕ŚĂůĨƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝƐƐĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŝƐŽŶĐĂŵƉƐŝŶ/ŶĚŽŶĞƐŝĂǁŚĞŶĨŽŽĚƌƵŶƐůŽǁ͘

1949 ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚďƵLJƚŚĞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚWŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJĂŶĚ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŝƐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽůŽŶLJŽĨ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͘ 1950s WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚůĂďŽƵƌĨƌŽŵ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͕DĂůĂLJĂĂŶĚŽĐŽƐĂŶĚƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌ ĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ 1 OctobeOctober 1958 KŶdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJĂLJ͕ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJĂŌĞƌĂƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ of £2.8 million. 1970s hŶŝŽŶŽĨŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚtŽƌŬĞƌƐĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞůŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 1977 &ŝƌƐƚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŽƌĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚĂŌĞƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŵŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘

1980 dŚĞĮƌƐƚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚŽǀĞƌŐĞƌŝĂWŽŝŶƚĂƌĞĂ͘

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2006 ǁĂǀĞŽĨƵŶĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƐĞĚďŽĂƚĂƌƌŝǀĂůƐƐĞĞŬŝŶŐĂƐLJůƵŵŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂůĞĂĚƐƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽŽƉĞŶĂŶŝŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐĞŶƚƌĞŽŶ a former phosphate lease in the island’s north west. 8 ĂƌůLJŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ photo: Ξ/d 9 map Christmas Island Map

10 11 Christmas Island National Park Christmas Island National Park &Žƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ůŽǀĞƌƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽďƐĞƌǀĞƵŶŝƋƵĞƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬĐŽǀĞƌƐϴϱƐƋƵĂƌĞŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐʹ ĂďŽƵƚƚǁŽͲƚŚŝƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͘ ƐĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚŽĐĞĂŶŝĐŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚŵĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽĂŚŝŐŚƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ʹ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŶŽǁŚĞƌĞ ĞůƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘  ^ĞǀĞƌĂů ĂƌĞ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞƉĂƌŬƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ island’s uniquely structured rainforests and two wetlands of ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞĂůĞƐĂŶĚ,ŽƐŶŝĞƐ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͘ /ŶĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬLJŽƵ͛ůůĮŶĚĂŚŽƐƚŽĨŶĂƟǀĞƐĞĂ ĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚďŝƌĚƐ͕ƵŶŝƋƵĞĮƐŚ͕ĂŶĚůĂŶĚĐƌĂďƐʹŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚĞŶƐŽĨ ŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĚ ĐƌĂďƐ͕ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌĂŶŶƵĂůďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘

Rain forest photo: Wendy Vis &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐĞĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ƉĂƌŬƐĂƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ Geological origins ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŝƐƚŚĞƉĞĂŬŽĨĂďĂƐĂůƚǀŽůĐĂŶŝĐƐĞĂŵŽƵŶƚǁŚŝĐŚ ƌŽƐĞƐƚĞĞƉůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽĐĞĂŶŇŽŽƌĂďŽƵƚϲϬŵŝůůŝŽŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘ dŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ ŝƐ DƵƌƌĂLJ ,ŝůů͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌŝƐĞƐ ƚŽ ϯϲϭŵĂďŽǀĞƐĞĂůĞǀĞů͘

dŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞŝƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƵƉůŝŌƐ Fern Tectaria devexa photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ ŽǀĞƌϭϬŽƌƐŽŵŝůůŝŽŶLJĞĂƌƐ͘ƚĞĂĐŚƐƚĂŐĞůĂLJĞƌƐŽĨĐŽƌĂůƌĞĞĨƐ ďƵŝůƚƵƉŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂƐĂůƚĐŽƌĞ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŽĚĂLJĂŶĂůŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ůŝŵĞƐƚŽŶĞĐĂƉ͘dŚĞŽĐĞĂŶĞƌŽĚĞĚĐůŝīƐĂƚĞĂĐŚƵƉůŝŌ͕ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ Major vegetation types ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶůĂŶĚ ĐůŝīƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů On the island’s central plateau and terraces where soils are deep you’ll plateau. ĮŶĚ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶ ƚĂůů ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐůŽƐĞĚ ƵŶĞǀĞŶ ĐĂŶŽƉLJ ǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐǀŽůĐĂŶŝĐŽƌŝŐŝŶƐĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƚdŚĞĂůĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϰϬ ŵ ŝŶ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ͘  ^ŽŵĞ ƚƌĞĞƐ ĞŵĞƌŐĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϭϬ ŵ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĚĂƚŽůůLJĞĂĐŚͶǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐǀŽůĐĂŶŝĐďĂƐĂůƚŝƐ ĐĂŶŽƉLJĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐŚĞƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐĞĂďŝƌĚďďŽƩ͛ƐďLJŶĞƐƚƐ͘ ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚ͘ dŚĞƚƌĞĞƐĂƌĞƉƌŽůŝĮĐǁŝƚŚĨĞƌŶƐĂŶĚŽƌĐŚŝĚƐ͕ĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚLJŽƵ͛ůů ƐĞĞƐƚĂŶĚƐŽĨLJŽƵŶŐƉĂůŵƐ͕ĨĞƌŶƐĂŶĚůŝůŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐŚĂůůŽǁĞƌƐŽŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůŽƉĞƐĂŶĚƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐĚŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚͲĂŶĚ Plants ƐŽŵĞƉůĂƚĞĂƵĂƌĞĂƐͲƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĞŵŝͲĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ǁŝƚŚƐŵĂůůĞƌƚƌĞĞƐ dŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƌŵƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ŚŝŐŚƌĂŝŶĨĂůů͕ŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ͕ĨĂƵŶĂ͕ ;ϭϱͲϯϬŵͿĂŶĚƚŚŝĐŬĞƌƉĂƚĐŚĞƐŽĨLJŽƵŶŐƉĂůŵƐ͘>ĂŶĚĐƌĂďƐͲƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŽŝůĚĞƉƚŚƐĂŶĚƚLJƉĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŚĂǀĞĨƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚĞŶƐŽĨŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐͲĨĞĞĚŽŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽƌĞLJƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞ Christmas Island’s unique plant life. forest its bare understorey. dŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽϮϰϮŶĂƟǀĞƉůĂŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐϭϲĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ ĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐƐĐƌƵďƐƵƌǀŝǀĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚĞĞƉƐůŽƉĞƐĂŶĚŝŶůĂŶĚĐůŝīƐǁŝƚŚǀĞƌLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĨŽƵŶĚŶŽǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ďŽƵƚŚĂůĨƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐƉůĂŶƚƐ ůŝƩůĞƐŽŝů͘,ĞƌĞLJŽƵ͛ůůĮŶĚĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐƚƌĞĞƐ͕ƐĐƌĂŵďůŝŶŐƐĐƌƵďĂŶĚŵĂŶLJ ĂƌĞŶŽƚĨŽƵŶĚĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ ǀŝŶĞƐ͘KŶƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞdžƉŽƐĞĚĂƌĞĂƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĐƌƵďĂŶĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůĐůŝīƐ ĂƌĞƉĂƚĐŚĞƐŽĨŚĞƌďůĂŶĚ͕ǁŝƚŚƉƌŽƐƚƌĂƚĞŚĞƌďƐ͕ƐĞĚŐĞƐĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐĞƐ͘ Tree roots photo: Ξ/d 12 13 Birds Birds Christmas Island is one of the world’s truly spectacular tropical seabird ƌŽŽŬĞƌŝĞƐ͘  /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ ŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚƐƉůĞŶĚŽƵƌƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚƐŽƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŚĞĞƌǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘ ƌŽƵŶĚ ϴϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ ŶĞƐƚ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ϯϯ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘  ŝƌĚƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ĂƚũƵƐƚĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJ͘ tŝƚŚůŝƩůĞĞīŽƌƚďŝƌĚǁĂƚĐŚĞƌƐĐĂŶĞĂƐŝůLJƟĐŬŽīĂĨƵůůůŝƐƚŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ Ă ďƵƐLJ ǁĞĞŬ Žƌ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ĨŽƌƚŶŝŐŚƚ Ͷ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞůƵƐŝǀĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂǁŬŽǁůŬĞĞƉƐŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬ͘

DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬϬǀĂŐƌĂŶƚĂŶĚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ јDĂůĞĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚ photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ Golden Bosun photo: Ξ/ĂŶDŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌLJ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞŝŐŚƚ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ƐƵďƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ љďďŽƚƚ͛ƐŽŽďLJ photo: Ξ/d dŚĞŵŽƐƚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞͲƌĂŶŐŝŶŐƌĞĚͲĨŽŽƚĞĚďLJ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŶĞƐƚƐ in colonies in trees on many parts of the coastal shore terraces. You ŵĂLJ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚ ƐŽĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽǀĞ ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚʹŝƚ͛ƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƌĂƌĞƐƚĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚĂŶĚŶĞƐƚƐŽŶůLJŽŶƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĨŽƌŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŚŝƚĞͲƚĂŝůĞĚƚƌŽƉŝĐďŝƌĚŝƐĂŶĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƵďƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƚŽ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ͘ <ŶŽǁŶ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐŽůĚĞŶ ďŽƐƵŶďŝƌĚ͕ƚŚŝƐƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐďŝƌĚŝƐŐƌĂĐĞĨƵůŝŶŇŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ as the island’s fauna emblem. dŚĞ ĞǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶ ƚĂůů ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ůĂƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŶĞƐƟŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚƐĞĂďŝƌĚ͕ďďŽƩ͛ƐďLJʹůŝƐƚĞŶĨŽƌ ŝƚƐŚĂƌƐŚŐƵƩƵƌĂůĐĂůů͘dŚĞƐĞďŝƌĚƐŶĞƐƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJŝŶƚŚĞďƌĂŶĐŚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƚƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŵĞƌŐĞĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚĐĂŶŽƉLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJŇLJŽƵƚ daily to their ocean feeding grounds. dŚĞƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨďŝƌĚƐͶŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐĞǀĞŶ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŚĂǁŬ Žǁů͕ ƚŚƌƵƐŚ͕ ŐŽƐŚĂǁŬ͕ ĞŵĞƌĂůĚĚŽǀĞ͕ŝŵƉĞƌŝĂůƉŝŐĞŽŶ͕ŐůŽƐƐLJƐǁŝŌůĞƚĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞĞLJĞ͕ĨŽƵƌŽĨ which are listed as threatened species. s isla Red footed Booby photo: ΞůĞdžĞĂƌŶƐ a n 'ƵĞƐƚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌDĂƌŬ,ŽůĚƐǁŽƌƚŚŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂŐŽƐŚĂǁŬ photo: Ξ/d >ŝƐƚĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƋƵŝƐŝƟǀĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ƚŚƌƵƐŚ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŵĞůŽĚŝŽƵƐ d

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fringed sunsets. The Christmas Island imperial pigeon is another i r e ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽƵŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚʹůŝƐƚĞŶĨŽƌŝƚƐĚĞĞƉ͕ŵŝŶŽŵŝŶŐŐĐĂůůĐĂůů Bird’n’Nature Week h

as it forages amongst the forest canopy for ripe fruit. e c :ŽŝŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ĨŽƌ dŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐďŝƌĚƐĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂďůĞ͕ W Ă ǁĞĞŬͲůŽŶŐ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͊   ŚŽƐƚ B ŵĂŬŝŶŐĂďŝƌĚŝŶŐƚƌŝƉƚŽŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ ir e ŽĨ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŝƐ ŽŶ ŽīĞƌ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͘  zŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĂŶƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ d ur ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŐƵŝĚĞƐƚŽƐƚƵĚLJƚŚĞŶĞƐƟŶŐďŝŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚ 'n’Nat ĨŽƌĂŐŝŶŐ ĞĐŽůŽŐLJ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚͲƚĂŝůĞĚ ƚƌŽƉŝĐďŝƌĚƐ͘KƌƉĞƌŚĂƉƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƚĂŬĞƉĂƌƚŝŶĂŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ ŚĂǁŬŽǁůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŵĂƉƚŚĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚƚŚƌƵƐŚ͘KŶ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽŽŶďŝƌĚƐĂƐŬĨŽƌŽƵƌďŝƌĚ&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŶĨĨŽŽŽŽŽŶďŶŶďďŝĚŝŝƌĚĚƐƐĂƐĂĂƐŬƐŬŬ ĨĨŽƌŽƵƌďŝƌĚ ŽīĞƌĂƌĞƐĞĂďŝƌĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐĂŶĚŶŝŐŚƚůLJƐĞŵŝŶĂƌƐ . ďƌŽĐŚƵƌĞŽƌĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚŽƵƌĨƌĞĞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ WůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ͛ƚĨĞĞĚƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐƐĞĂďŝƌĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĚĞŵŝĐůĂŶĚďŝƌĚƐ͕ /ƐůĂŶĚŝƌĚƐĂƉƉĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƚƵŶĞƐƐƚŽƌĞ͘ tŝůĚďŝƌĚƐĮŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨŽŽĚƐůŝŬĞŝŶƐĞĐƚƐ͕ĮƐŚĮƐŚ and the island’s marine and terrestrial ecology. ĂŶĚƐŵĂůůĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ĂƟŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚŝŶŐƐĐĂŶŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵĞŵ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ sŝƐŝƚŽƌ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌĞ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ʹ ƐŝĐŬĂŶĚĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŽŶƉĞŽƉůĞĨŽƌĨŽŽĚ͘ ĂŶĚŝĨLJŽƵĐĂŶ͛ƚǀŝƐŝƚŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ĂƐŬƚŽďĞƉƵƚŝŶƚŽƵĐŚǁŝƚŚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚďŝƌĚǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞƐ͘ 14 Brown Booby photo: Ξ/ŶŐŽƌŶĚƚŶĚƚ 15 Crabs Crabs Did you know? dŚĞĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƐ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽĂŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ are the biggest land crustaceans ůĂŶĚĐƌĂďƐ͕ŶŽƚŵĂƚĐŚĞĚĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϬ on earth. Christmas Island has ƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůĂŶĚƐĞŵŝͲƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůĐƌĂďƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŽŶƚŚĞ the world’s largest and best ŝƐůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞƚĞŶƐŽĨŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐ͕ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ endemic blue crabs that inhabit wetlands and the large robber crabs ŐĞŶƚůĞ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ʹ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵǁŝůůŽŌĞŶƐĞĞŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐƌŽĂĚƐ͘ robber crab sanctuary. ZŽďďĞƌ ĐƌĂďƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĞĂƌŶ Road to recovery for robber crabs the name robber crab as they &ƌŽŵ ϮϬϭϬ ƚŽ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ϯ͕ϬϬϬ ƌŽďďĞƌ ĐƌĂďƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŬŝůůĞĚ ďLJ ǁŝůůŽďƐĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJƉŝĐŬƵƉĂŶĚĐĂƌƚ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽŶŝƐůĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐ͘EĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬƐƚĂīĚƌŝǀĞƚŚĞƌŽĂĚƐƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ ŽīĂŶLJĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŝƚĞŵƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJ to locate the carcasses of these gentle giants as part of a study of ĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĚĂƌĞǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶ ƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƌŽĂĚŬŝůůƐ͘dŚĞLJƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨŽƌƐƚĞĂůŝŶŐƐŚŝŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ͕ 'W^ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐĞdž ĂŶĚ ƐŝnjĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚƐĂŶĚƐŝůǀĞƌǁĂƌĞĨƌŽŵĐĂŵƉƐ͘ ƉĂŝŶƚĂŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚƉŝŶŬĐŝƌĐůĞǁŝƚŚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŽŵĂƌŬƚŚĞĨĂƚĂůŝƚLJ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂ Robber crabs are slow growing ƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌƚŽĂůůƌŽĂĚƵƐĞƌƐƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚĂŬĞĐĂƌĞǁŚĞŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ͘ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚ zŽƵĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽĂǀŽŝĚƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďĚĞĂƚŚƐ͘WůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ͛ƚĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽ ƚŚĞLJůŝǀĞƚŽďĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬƚŽ ĚƌŝǀĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐƌĂďƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵƐĞĞĂƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďŽŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͕ĐŚĞĐŬ 70 years old. ĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶ͕ĂŶĚŝĨĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƐĂĨĞƚŽĚŽƐŽ͕ĚƌŝǀĞ around them.

Robber crab photo: © /ŶŐĞƌsĂŶĚLJŬĞ Robber crab photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ

Red hermit crab photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ Yellow eyed crab photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ

16 Blue crab . photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ Grapsus crab photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ >ŝƚƚůĞEŝƉƉĞƌĐƌĂď photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ ^ŵŽŽƚŚŚĂŶĚĞĚŐŚŽƐƚĐƌĂď photo: © DĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ 17 Red crabs Did you know? Red crabs The beginning of the red crab dĞŶƐ ŽĨ ŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐƌĂďƐ ůŝǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͘  dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉůĂLJ Ă ǀŝƚĂů ƌŽůĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐǁĞƚƐĞĂƐŽŶͲ nutrients and shaping and maintaining the structure of the rainforests. ƵƐƵĂůůLJŝŶKĐƚŽďĞƌŽƌEŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͕ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂƐůĂƚĞĂƐĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘dŚĞ ĂĐŚLJĞĂƌĂƚƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƚƐĞĂƐŽŶ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJĚƵƌŝŶŐKĐƚŽďĞƌ ǁŚŽůĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶŝƐĂůƐŽ ƚŽ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌͿ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ƌĞĚ ĐƌĂďƐ ďĞŐŝŶ Ă ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽĂƐƚ ƚŽ ďƌĞĞĚ͘  /ƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐůĞƐ͕ synchronised with the lunar cycle. It ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂůŝŬĞ͘  ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞĂŬ ƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŐƐŵƵƐƚďĞĨĞƌƟůŝƐĞĚĂƚ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͕ŝƚ͛ƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽǁĂůŬĂŵŽŶŐƐƚĂŵŽǀŝŶŐƐĞĂŽĨƚĞŶƐ ĂĐƌƵĐŝĂůƟŵĞ͕ĂƐƚŚĞƐƉĂǁŶŝŶŐĚĂƚĞ ŽĨƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐͲĂŶĚŝĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞůƵĐŬLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƟŵĞLJŽƵƌǀŝƐŝƚ (when the eggs are cast into the sea) ƌŝŐŚƚ͕LJŽƵŵĂLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĞĨĞŵĂůĞƐƌĞůĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĞŐŐƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ Red crab photo: ΞDĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ ŝƐĮdžĞĚƚŽĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůƵŶĂƌƉŚĂƐĞ͗Ă (spawning) in the early morning. ƉƌĞͲĚĂǁŶ ƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ƟĚĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞůĂƐƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵŽŽŶ͘>ŝŬĞůLJ Where to view the migration ƐƉĂǁŶŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ ƌƵŵƐŝƚĞ͕ &ůLJŝŶŐ &ŝƐŚ ŽǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞů ĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞƚĂ ĞĂĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŽĚ on the Christmas Island Tourism ƉůĂĐĞƐƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůĞĂĐŚĂƌĞĂůƐŽ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WĂƌŬƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ good places to watch female crabs spawn. websites. dŚĞůŽǁŚŽůĞƐĂŶĚĂůĞƐĂƌĞŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚƉůĂĐĞƐƚŽǀŝĞǁƚŚĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĐƌĂďƐŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJĚŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁŚŽůĞƐ ƌŽĂĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĐƌĂďƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ Ͳ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ǁĂůŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨĐƌĂďƐďƵƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞƚĞƌƌĂĐĞĨŽƌĞƐƚ͘dŚĞǁĂůŬ ŝƐĂďŽƵƚϭ͘ϱŬŵƌĞƚƵƌŶĂƚƚŚĞĂůĞƐĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮͲϰŬŵƌĞƚƵƌŶĂƚ ƚŚĞůŽǁŚŽůĞƐ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƚǁŽŐĂƚĞƐŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘ Look after our red crabs! ǀĞƌLJLJĞĂƌŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐĂƌĞŬŝůůĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘tĞ͛ƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŽƵƌďĞƐƚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŵďLJŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐ special crab crossings and bridges on some roads to allow them to Red crab migration photo: ΞDĂdžKƌĐŚĂƌĚ Red crab spawning photo: Ξ/ŶŐŽƌŶĚƚ ĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƌŽĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚƌĂĸĐ͘tĞĂůƐŽ ŶĞĞĚƚŽĐůŽƐĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƌŽĂĚƐ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƚŽ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘ Please help us reduce red crab deaths by obeying road closure and ƐƉĞĞĚƐŝŐŶƐ͘^ůŽǁĚŽǁŶĂŶĚĚƌŝǀĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐƌĂďƐŝĨŝƚ͛ƐƐĂĨĞƚŽĚŽƐŽ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐĂƌĞŵŽƐƚůLJĂĐƟǀĞĞĂƌůLJƚŽŵŝĚŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚůĂƚĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶƵŶƟůĚĂƌŬͲƵŶůĞƐƐŝƚŝƐŽǀĞƌĐĂƐƚĂŶĚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŵŽǀĞĂůůĚĂLJ͘/ĨLJŽƵĐĂŶ͕ĂǀŽŝĚĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƟŵĞƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵ ŵƵƐƚ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂƌ ƌĞĚ ĐƌĂďƐ Žī ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ ;ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚĂůĞĂĨƌĂŬĞͿƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝƚŝƐƐĂĨĞƚŽĚŽƐŽ͘

18 photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ photo: © Tracy Wilson Red crabs at dawn photo: Ξ/ŶŐŽƌŶĚƚ 19 Marine life Marine life ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐŶĂƌƌŽǁĨƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƌĞĞĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐďŽƵŶƟĨƵůŵĂƌŝŶĞůŝĨĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐϴϴĐŽƌĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϲϬϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĮƐŚ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂŶ ƵŶĚĞƌǁĂƚĞƌǁŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚĨŽƌĚŝǀĞƌƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĐůĞĂƌǁĂƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐ͕ĐŽƌĂůƌĞĞĨƐ ĂŶĚƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌǁĂůůĚŝǀĞƐ͘^ŽŌĐŽƌĂůƐ͕ĨĞĂƚŚĞƌƐƚĂƌƐĂŶĚŐŽƌŐŽŶŝĂŶĐŽƌĂůƐ ŐƌŽǁĂůŽŶŐǀĂƐƚǁĂůůƐǁŚŝĐŚƉůƵŶŐĞŝŶƚŽĂƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJďŽƩŽŵůĞƐƐĂďLJƐƐ͘ dŚĞĮƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐĂŵĞĞƟŶŐƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂŶĚWĂĐŝĮĐKĐĞĂŶĮƐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐʹŝƚ͛ƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞǁůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵ͛ůůƐĞĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂŶĚWĂĐŝĮĐKĐĞĂŶĮƐŚƐǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ ƐŝĚĞ ďLJ ƐŝĚĞ͘  ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌďƌĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ŚLJďƌŝĚƐ͘ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂƐŵŽƌĞŚLJďƌŝĚĮƐŚƚŚĂŶĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚĂŵĂƌŝŶĞŚLJďƌŝĚŝƐĂƟŽŶnjŽŶĞŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůĮƐŚ͕ĚŽůƉŚŝŶƐŝŶŚĂďŝƚ tŚĂůĞƐŚĂƌŬ photo: Ξ>ŝŶĚĂĂƐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂůĞ ƐŚĂƌŬƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǀŝƐŝƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞǁĞƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘tŚĂůĞƐŚĂƌŬƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐĂƌĞ ƐƉĂǁŶŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƚƐĞĂƐŽŶͶƚŚĞLJĐŽŶǀĞƌŐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂŶŬƚŽŶĚŝĞƚǁŝƚŚĐƌĂďůĂƌǀĂĞ͘ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ &ůLJŝŶŐ &ŝƐŚ ŽǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞů ĞĂĐŚ͕ ŽůůLJ ĞĂĐŚ͕ tĞƐƚ tŚŝƚĞ ĞĂĐŚ͕ ĂŶĚ tŝŶŝĨƌĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽīĞƌ ƐĐƵďĂ ĚŝǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŶŽƌŬĞůůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐŵĂƌŝŶĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ƚ&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůĞĂĐŚ ƐŚŽƌĞĚŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĮƐŚŝŶŐ͕ǁŝƚŚƐĂŝůĮƐŚ͕ƚƵŶĂĂŶĚǁĂŚŽŽĂŵŽŶŐƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƐŚ Turtles Batfish photo: ΞhĚŽsĂŶŽŶŐĞŶ ƚŽďĞĐĂƵŐŚƚ͘zŽƵ͛ůůĮŶĚďŽĂƚƌĂŵƉƐĂƚ&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůĞĂĐŚ͘ ƚŚŝŐŚƟĚĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌŽĨŶŝŐŚƚŐƌĞĞŶƚƵƌƚůĞƐŵĂLJĐŽŵĞĂƐŚŚŝŐŚƟĚĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌŽĨŶŝŐŚƚŐƌĞĞŶƚƵƌƚůĞƐŵĂLJĐŽŵĞĂƐŚŽƌĞŽƌĞ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ʹ ƉŝĐŬ ƵƉ ŽƵƌ &ŝƐŚ ďƌŽĐŚƵƌĞ Žƌ ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽ ůĂLJĂLJ ĞŐŐƐ Ăƚ 'ƌĞƚĂ ĂŶĚ ŽůůLJ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͘  dŚĞLJ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝŶĚ ŇŝŇŝƉƉĞƌƐƉƉĞƌƐ ǁǁǁ͘ƉĂƌŬƐĂƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ. ƚŽĞdžĐĂǀĂƚĞĂĐŚĂŵďĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJŵĂLJůĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶdžĐĂǀĂƚĞĂĐŚĂŵďĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJŵĂLJ ůĂLJŵŽƌĞ ϭϬϬ ĞŐŐƐ͘ŌĞƌϲϬĚĂLJƐŽƌƐŽƚƵƌƚůĞŚĂƚĐŚůŝŶŐƐĞŵĞƌŐĞĂŶĚƐĐƌĂŵďůĞƐ͘ŌĞƌϲϬ ĚĂLJƐŽƌƐ ƚ ĚŽǁŶ WůĞĂƐĞƚĂŬĞĐĂƌĞ ƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ͘/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞůƵĐŬLJLJŽƵŵĂLJĂůƐŽƐĞĞƚƵƌƚůĞƐǁŚŝůĞƐĐƵďĂĚŝǀŝŶŐ ƵƌŝŶŐƐƚŽƌŵLJǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕ďĞĂĐŚĞƐĂƌĞƉƌŽŶĞƚŽůĂƌŐĞǁĂǀĞƐ͕ƐƚƌŽŶŐƌŝƉƐ ŽƌƐŶŽƌŬĞůůŝŶŐĂƚ&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞ͘ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŽǁƐ͘EŽďĞĂĐŚŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐƉĂƚƌŽůůĞĚďLJůŝĨĞƐĂǀĞƌƐ͘WůĞĂƐĞ ƵƐĞĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĞŶƐĞǁŚĞŶƐǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ͕ƐĐƵďĂĚŝǀŝŶŐ͕ƐŶŽƌŬĞůůŝŶŐŽƌǁĂĚŝŶŐ ĂƚĂŶLJďĞĂĐŚŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͘&ůLJŝŶŐ&ŝƐŚŽǀĞŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƐƚďĞĂĐŚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ Wonderful wetlands ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂƐƚǁŽůŝƐƚĞĚtĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽĨ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞZĂŵƐĂƌŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ͗ƚŚĞĂůĞƐĂŶĚ,ŽƐŶŝĞƐ^ƉƌŝŶŐ͘ŽƚŚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬ͘ dŚĞ ĂůĞƐ ŝƐ Ă ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƐƉƌŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚŇŽǁŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĨŽƵƌŝŶƚĞƌŵŝƩĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ͘  ,ĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ĮŶĚ Ă ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŇŽƌĂ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƵŶĂ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ƚ,ƵŐŚ͛ƐĂůĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨŶĚĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞ͕LJŽƵ͛ůůƐĞĞƚĂůů ƐƚĂŶĚƐŽĨƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚdĂŚŝƟĂŶŚĞƐƚŶƵƚƐ(Inocarpus fagifer)͕ƌŝďďŽŶĨĞƌŶƐ growing in trees and endemic plants such as the arenga palm (Arenga listeri) and Ridley’s orchid (Brachypeza archytus).dŚĞĂůĞƐŝƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌĞŶĚĞŵŝĐďůƵĞĐƌĂďƐ͕ƵŶŝƋƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌŽďďĞƌ ĐƌĂďƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ ůĂŶĚ birds. ,ŽƐŶŝĞƐ^ƉƌŝŶŐŝƐĂŶĞŶƟƌĞŵĂŶŐƌŽǀĞĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵŐƌŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĂĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƉƌŝŶŐϯϳŵĞƚƌĞƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞĂůĞǀĞů͘dŚĞŵĂŶŐƌŽǀĞƐĂƌĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĞǀĞƌƐĞĞŶǁŝƚŚĐĂŶŽƉLJŚĞŝŐŚƚƐϯϬͲϰϬŵĞƚƌĞƐƚĂůů͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŝƐ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌĂƌŽƵŶĚϭϮϬ͕ϬϬϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘ 20 Coral reef photo: Ξ:ƵƐƟŶ'ŝůůŝŐĂŶ ,ƵŐŚ͛ƐĂůĞǁĂƚĞƌĨĂůů photo: Ξ/d 21 National park staff at work Did you know? ƌĂnjLJĂŶƚƐĂƌĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐŵŽƐƚŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ National park They were introduced to Christmas Island somewhere between 1915 and 1934. They form high density colonies ĐĂůůĞĚ͚ƐƵƉĞƌͲĐŽůŽŶŝĞƐ͕͛ǁŚŝĐŚƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐŝĐŽŶŝĐ red crabs and the health of the rainforest. staff at work EĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬƐƚĂīĂŶĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĂƌĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞƉĞƐƚƐ͘dŚĞLJƐƵƌǀĞLJĂŶĚ tŝƚŚŝƚƐĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ƵŶŝƋƵĞƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚĂĐƚ ŵĂƉ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƚƐ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ ĂĞƌŝĂů ŵĂƌŝŶĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ďĂŝƟŶŐŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĐŽůŽŶŝĞƐ͘ĞƌŝĂůďĂŝƟŶŐŽĨĐƌĂnjLJĂŶƚƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͘EĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬƐƚĂīǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϮ͕ ϮϬϬϵ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϭϭ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚǁŽ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĐŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽ LJĞĂƌƐƐƚĂīĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚǁŝĚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƚŽŵĂƉĐƌĂnjLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ĂŶƚƐ͚ƐƵƉĞƌͲĐŽůŽŶŝĞƐ͛ĂŶĚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƌĞĚĐƌĂďƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ >ĂƚƌŽďĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƉĂƌŬƐƚĂīƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂǁĂLJƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĐĂůĞŝŶƐĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĂŶƚ͛Ɛ Weeds ŵĂũŽƌĨŽŽĚƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘/ĨƐĐĂůĞŝŶƐĞĐƚƐĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚƚŚŝƐ ŵĂLJƌĞĚƵĐĞĐƌĂnjLJĂŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ >ŝŬĞ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĐĞĂŶŝĐ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĞdžŽƟĐ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ ŽŌĞŶĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJďLJ ƐĞƩůĞƌƐ͘zŽƵŵĂLJƐĞĞŝƐůĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĨŽŽĚƉůĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐŚŝůůŝ͕ůŝŵĞ͕ƉĂƉĂLJĂĂŶĚƉƵŵƉŬŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĨŽƵŶĚ in the island’s forests. KŶĞ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶĂƟǀĞ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌĞĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ͘ dŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐŶĂƟǀĞ species or intact rainforests.

DŽƐƚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚLJĞƚŝŶǀĂĚĞĚƵŶĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ Re planting photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ Crazy ants photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶʹďƵƚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐǁĞĞĚƐůŝŬĞ^ŝĂŵǁĞĞĚĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞĐƵƌƌLJďƵƐŚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌŬ ƐƚĂī ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƟǀĞ plants and animals. Did you know? &ĞƌĂůĐĂƚƐĂŶĚƌĂƚƐĂƌĞĂƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ around the world – but especially on oceanic islands ůŝŬĞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘,ĞƌĞĐĂƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƉƌĞLJŽŶ Rehabilitating ŶĂƟǀĞ ƌĞƉƟůĞƐ͕ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĞƐƟŶŐ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ Ͳ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶďŽƐƵŶͲŇLJŝŶŐĨŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚďŝƌĚƐ͘ZĂƚƐ ĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŐŐƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƟǀĞ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ the rainforest and forest birds. Control of cats and rats is an /ŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶůĂŶĚƵƐĞŚĂǀĞŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŝƌĞ͘ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ /Ŷ ƐŽŵĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞŵŝŶŝŶŐŚĂǀĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚĂůůĞǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ ͲŶĞƐƟŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌƚŚĞďďŽƩ͛ƐďLJ͘ dŽŚĞůƉƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬŝƐƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƟǀĞ ƚƌĞĞƐ ŽŶ ĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ŵŝŶĞĮĞůĚƐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ďďŽƩ͛ƐďLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘dŚĞŐŽŽĚŶĞǁƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ ƌĞĚĂŶĚƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƐĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚďŝƌĚƐĂƌĞƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐͲĂŶĚŽǀĞƌ ƟŵĞǁĞŚŽƉĞƚŽƐĞĞĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶďďŽƩ͛ƐďLJƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐǁŽƌŬŝƐĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJĂĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶůĞǀLJƉĂŝĚďLJŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ Phosphates.

22 ďďŽƚƚ͛ƐŽŽďLJ photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ photo: ΞŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ Golden Bosun photo: Ξ/ǀĂŶŚŽŽŶŐ 23 2WD dǁŽtŚĞĞůƌŝǀĞ Walks

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ĂƐLJǁĂůŬ ϭ͘ϱŬŵ| 1 hr each way ;ĞĂƐLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌďŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬͿ Walks dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐĐĞŶŝĐ ĚƌŝǀĞƐ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ǁĂůŬƐ ŝŶ dŚŝƐϭ͘ϱŬŵŵĂƌŬĞĚƚƌĂŝůŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐĚŽǁŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚĂůůƉůĂƚĞĂƵĂŶĚƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ ĂƐLJͲŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞǁĂůŬ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌŬ͘  tĂůŬŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŚŽƌƚ ǁĞůů ;ůŽǁƵŶĞǀĞŶƚĞƌƌĂŝŶͿ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ͘/ƚŝƐĂŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞůLJĚŝĸĐƵůƚǁĂůŬĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƐŚŽƌƚĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚƌĂĐŬƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŽ,ƵŐŚ͛ƐĂůĞ͕ƚŽƐŽŵĞůŽŶŐĞƌ͕ůĞƐƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĚŽǁŶĂƐƚĞĞƉĐůŝīƵƐŝŶŐĂƌŽƉĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞǁĂůŬ͘tĂůŬĞƌƐĂƌĞ DŽĚĞƌĂƚĞͲĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚǁĂůŬ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƌƵŐŐĞĚ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŽ tŝŶŝĨƌĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ tĞƐƚ tŚŝƚĞ ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚƚŽǁĞĂƌƐƚƵƌĚLJĨŽŽƚǁĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŽĐĂƌƌLJĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞďĞĂĐŚ (steep terrain) ĞĂĐŚ͘  ůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ŚĂƐĂƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐĐŽƌĂůƌĞĞĨŽīƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞ͕ǁŝƚŚǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĐŽĂƐƚ͘ ƌĞŇĞĐƟǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂůĂƌƌŽǁƐ͘ great place for lunch. West White Beach photo: ΞƌŝĐĂ,ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ Inside the national park tŝŶŝĨƌĞĚĞĂĐŚǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚƌĂŝů ϭ͘ϰŬŵ| 30 min each way DĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ<ŶŽůů>ŽŽŬŽƵƚ dŚĞǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚƌĂĐŬƚŽtŝŶŝĨƌĞĚďĞĂĐŚŝƐĂƌŽƵŐŚďƵƚƐĐĞŶŝĐĚƌŝǀĞŵŽƐƚůLJ 2WD 100 m | 1 min each way ƚŚŽƵŐŚƐĞŵŝĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͘/ƚůĞĂĚƐƚŽĂƐŵĂůůĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ͕ĂŶĚŽŶ ƚŽĂϭ͘ϰŬŵŵĂƌŬĞĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌƵŐŐĞĚƚĞƌƌĂĐĞĨŽƌĞƐƚ͘dŚĞƚƌĂŝů ƐŚŽƌƚĚƌŝǀĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉůĂƚĞĂƵĨŽƌĞƐƚůĞĂĚƐƚŽĂƐŚŽƌƚǁĂůŬŽĨĂďŽƵƚϱϬŵ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚǀŝĂĂƐƚĞĞƉƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞĚŽǁŶƚŚĞĐůŝīĨĂĐĞ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬĂŶĚĂƐŚŽƌƚĐůŝŵďƵƉĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐƚĞƉƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽDĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ ƌŽĐŬLJƐŚŽƌĞĂŶĚƐŵĂůůƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞĐŽǀĞ͘ĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůŶĞĂƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ͛ƐĞĚŐĞ <ŶŽůůůŽŽŬŽƵƚ͘dŚĞůŽŽŬŽƵƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĚƌĂŵĂƟĐƉĂŶŽƌĂŵŝĐǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĚƵĞƚŽǁĂǀĞƐƵƌŐĞƐĂŶĚƐǁĞůů͕ƌŝƐŝŶŐƟĚĞƐĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƐĞĂĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ ůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐĞĂƐĐĂƉĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĐŽĂƐƚ͘>ŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨĂŚŝŐŚ ^ĞĂďŝƌĚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƌŽǁŶďŝĞƐĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞͲƚĂŝůĞĚƚƌŽƉŝĐďŝƌĚƐŶĞƐƚŝŶ ŝŶůĂŶĚ Đůŝī͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŽ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ the area. ĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚƐ͕ ƌĞĚ ĨŽŽƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďƌŽǁŶ ďŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽůĚĞŶ ďŽƐƵŶ͘ DĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ<ŶŽůůůŽŽŬŽƵƚphoto:Ξ/d ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚŇLJŝŶŐĨŽdžĞƐŵĂLJĂůƐŽďĞŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞ Winifred Beach photo: Ξ<ĞĞ^ĞŶŐ&ŽŽ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ DĂƌƟŶWŽŝŶƚǁĂůŬ 400 m | 3 min each way ŽůůLJĞĂĐŚ DĂƌƟŶWŽŝŶƚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂůĞƐĂƌĞĂ͘ƐŚŽƌƚǁĂůŬŽĨϰϬϬŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ϭŬŵ| 1 hr each way | ϰtĂŶĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬůĞĂĚƐƚŽĂǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉůĂƞŽƌŵŽŶƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂĐůŝī͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚǀŝĞǁƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĐŽĂƐƚͶŐƌĞĂƚĨŽƌƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ͊/ƚ &ƌŽŵƚŚĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐĂůĞŝƐƵƌĞůLJǁĂůŬŽĨũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌϭŬŵŵŽƐƚůLJŽŶĂ ŝƐĂƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƉůĂĐĞƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƐƵŶƐĞƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐĞĂĂŶĚǁĂǀĞƐďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ďŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐŚŽƌĞƚĞƌƌĂĐĞĨŽƌĞƐƚƚŽŽůůLJĞĂĐŚ͘/ƚŝƐĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĨƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƌĞĞĨĂŶĚƐŚŽƌĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ͘ZĞĚͲĨŽŽƚĞĚďŝĞƐƌŽŽƐƚ and picturesque sandy beach with a coral reef and a freshwater stream. ĂŶĚŶĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĞĞƐĂďŽǀĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŵĂLJƐĞĞďƌŽǁŶďŝĞƐŶĞƐƟŶŐŽŶ ZŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƐŝŶŚĂďŝƚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞďĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƚƵƌƚůĞƐŶĞƐƚĂůůLJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞƐĞĂĐůŝīƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƉŝĐŶŝĐƚĂďůĞŽŶƚŚĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͘dĂŬĞĐĂƌĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŚĞƌĞ͘  ĂŵƉŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ǁŚĞŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐŝŶͲƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJƌĞĚ͕ďůƵĞĂŶĚƌŽďďĞƌĐƌĂďƐŽŶƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬŽŶϬϴϵϭϲϰϴϳϬϬŝĨLJŽƵ ƚƌĂĐŬ wish to camp. Please do not disturb the animals or their nests. ŽůůLJĞĂĐŚphoto: ΞůůŝƐŽŶDŝůůĐŽĐŬ DĂƌƟŶWŽŝŶƚphoto: Ξ/ŶŐŽƌŶĚƚ dŚĞůŽǁŚŽůĞƐ WĞƌƉĞŶĚŝĐƵůĂƌtĂůůǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚƌĂŝů ϭϬŬŵ| 2 hr each way 2WD ϮtƉĂƌƚǁĂLJŽŶůLJ

dŚĞWĞƌƉĞŶĚŝĐƵůĂƌtĂůůƚƌĂŝůŝƐĂůŽŶŐďƵƚŇĂƚǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐǁĂůŬƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ dŚĞǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚƌĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞůŽǁŚŽůĞƐƉĂƐƐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐƚĂůůƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ Ăƚ DĂƌƟŶ WŽŝŶƚ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ƉĂƐƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ůůƵƐƵĂůůLJƐĞĞůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽĨƌĞĚĐƌĂďƐ͘ƚƚŚĞůŽǁŚŽůĞƐ͕LJŽƵ ǁŝƚŚ ůĂƌŐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĚ ĐƌĂďƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĂďŝƌĚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĨƌŝŐĂƚĞďŝƌĚƐ ǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚǁĂůŬǁĂLJĂƚƚŚĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬǁŝƚŚǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐŽŶ ĂŶĚƌĞĚĨŽŽƚĞĚďŝĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĂŝůŝƐĨƌŝŶŐĞĚďLJƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌŝŶůĂŶĚĐůŝīƐ ƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚĂůƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂĐůŝīĞĚŐĞ͘^ƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌďůŽǁŚŽůĞƐ and rugged coastline. When you reach Perpendicular Wall you will be spray seawater high into the air when large swells pound against the ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ƉĂŶŽƌĂŵŝĐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ƐŚŽƌĞ ĐůŝīƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƉĂŶŽƌĂŵŝĐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŐŐĞĚ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞ͘dĂŬĞƉůĞŶƚLJŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĚŽŶ͛ƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŽƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌůƵŶĐŚ͊ ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞ͘&ŽƌLJŽƵƌƐĂĨĞƚLJƉůĞĂƐĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŽŶƚŚĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉůĂƞŽƌŵĂŶĚĚŽ ŶŽƚĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŐŽŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĐůŝīĞĚŐĞŽƌĮƐŚĨƌŽŵŝƚ͘

24 The Blowholes photo: Wendy Vis Perpendicular wall photo: Ξ:ƵůŝĞ'ƌĂŚĂŵ 25 Walks | Other places of interest dŚĞĂůĞƐǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƐ 'ƌĞƚĂĞĂĐŚ

2WD ϮtƉĂƌƚǁĂLJŽŶůLJ 300 m | 15 min each way

dŚĞĂůĞƐŝƐŽŶĞŽĨŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐŝĐŽŶŝĐƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞǁ ƐŚŽƌƚǁĂůŬŽĨĂďŽƵƚϯϬϬŵĨƌŽŵĂĐĂƌƉĂƌŬĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĂĐůŝŵďĚŽǁŶ ƉůĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚŇŽǁŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĂƐƚĞĞƉƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞĂƚƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨĂƐĞĂĐůŝīůĞĂĚƐƚŽ'ƌĞƚĂĞĂĐŚ͕ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ ďůƵĞ ĐƌĂďƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƐƚĂŶĚƐŽĨ ŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĐŽĂƐƚ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƐŝƚĞĂƚƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂŝƌĐĂƐĞƚŚĂƚ dĂŚŝƟĂŶ ĐŚĞƐƚŶƵƚ ƚƌĞĞƐ͘  dŚĞ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůĞƐ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐǀŝĞǁƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂŝĨLJŽƵĚŽŶŽƚǁŝƐŚƚŽǁĂůŬ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ ƚŽ Ă ƐĐĞŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƋƵŝů ĂƌĞĂ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚǁŽ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ down the staircase. ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂůĞƐϰtĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚŝƐŵŽƐƚůLJĂďŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬ dĂŚŝƟĂŶŚĞƐƚŶƵƚWŚŽƚŽ©,ŽůŐĞƌZƵŵƉī Turtles nest all year round on this beach. 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There are two Chinese temples in ĂŶĚŐŽůĚĞŶďŽƐƵŶƐĂƐƚŚĞLJƐŽĂƌƉĂƐƚLJŽƵ͘WůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂǁŚŝĐŚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂƌĞǁĞůĐŽŵĞƚŽǀŝƐŝƚ͕ďƵƚƉůĞĂƐĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŚĞŵ ĐůŝīĞĚŐĞ͘ ĂƐƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͘dŚĞŶŽǁƵŶƵƐĞĚ^ŽƵƚŚWŽŝŶƚƌĂŝůǁĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƐŝƚĞǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĞǁŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞ͘ 26 'ŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞůŽŽŬŽƵƚphoto: Ξ/d dŚĞ'ƌŽƩŽphoto: ΞDŝĐŚĂĞů^ĞĞďĞĐŬ 27 Suggested itineraries Suggested itineraries Add a day Add a day Add a day Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 DŽƌŶŝŶŐ DŽƌŶŝŶŐ Full day DŽƌŶŝŶŐ DŽƌŶŝŶŐ Full day Walking Tour of Settlement, Drive to Territory Day Park, Drive to Greta and Dolly Drive to Lily Beach, and Enjoy some birdwatching Pack a picnic lunch, then taking in the and complete the Territory Beaches, enjoying the trek walk along the Boardwalk to from the Golf Course drive to Winifred Beach Christmas Island Exhibition Day Park Nature Trail – through the Rainforest to Ethel Beach. Lookout. (tide dependant) or West at Tai Jin House, and the consider extending the walk Dolly – pack a picnic lunch. Take your swimmers and ŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ White Beach, and walk Historical Trail (supporting to include the Smith Point Return via Margaret Knoll. enjoy a paddle in the the nature trail to the Drive to the Dales and walk brochures available at the Walking Trail. shallows. coast – depending on sea Visitor Information Centre). to Anderson’s Dale, via conditions enjoy a snorkel ŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ Hugh’s Dale. ŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ at either Winifred or West Drive to the Grotto and Mar Drive to South Point, taking Finish the afternoon with a White Beach. Drive to the Blowholes via Chor Nui Nui Temple, finish in the historic railway snorkel at Flying Fish Cove. the North South Baseline, the afternoon with a snorkel station, temple and stay for then the East West Baseline and barbecue at Flying Fish the sunset. Continue to Hugh’s Dale Cove. finishing at Martin Point for a spectacular sunset.

Add two or more days: Add some sports – play golf, go scuba diving, go deep sea fishing, go snorkelling.

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