Lae, which is the capital of Morobe, is also the second largest city of the Papua New Guinea. There are a number of tourist attractions in Lae of which the McAdam National Park, Lae holds a lot of prominence. The McAdam National Park, Lae is a wildlife preserve which holds a variety of flora and fauna within its territory.
The McAdam National Park, Lae was founded in 1962 and has a wide sanctuary of flora and fauna, having a variety of rare species. It is a small park with 2076 hectares but contains within its compass a large number of plants and animals. It stretches between Way and Bulolo. Birdwatching is a major activity here, with the park containing multiple rare species of birds and butterflies as well. The McAdam National Park in Lae also maintains the last stands of the Klinkii, which is a very sound variety of pine, and hoop pine forests. It contains a range of wildlife like echidnas, cuscuses which is a large marsupial that are quite popular with the tourists. The marsupial is a mammal whose features resemble a kangaroo, whose females have a pouch to rear their young.
Some other important species of wildlife that will attract the attention of the tourist are the cassowaries which are large birds which cannot fly and are native to this region of the Papua New Guinea as well as Australia. These thrive in rain forests eating out of the fallen fruit and spreading their seeds along the forest floor. Apart from this there are a range of colorful and rare specimen of birds, since McAdam National Park, in Lae is a national paradise for birds.
There are a number of eco tours that will be organized for the tourist so that coming to McAdam National Park, Lae will be a easy and comfortable experience. Along with this there are numerous accommodation around the park with car rental facilities to ensure you a great Lae Tour. Since a great area in Papua New Guinea is dedicated to natural reserves, one can understand the large variety of wildlife that flourishes in the region owing to conducive territorial and climatic conditions.
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