Jenolan caves

The Jenolan caves are called karst landscapes which means an area of
land made up of limestone. The extensive cave system has at least 320
entrances, and an abundance of stalactites, stalagmites and dripstone
formations.
The Jenolan caves are located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation
Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains, in
Jenolan, New South Wales, in eastern Australia.
Jenolan, with its caves, underground rivers and natural archways.
Jenolan is known as an 'impounded' karst, as the limestone receives most
of its water from the surrounding insoluble rocks.
Culture
Jenolan Caves are in the lands of the Burra Burra people, a clan group of
the Gundugurra Nation. A clan group is a collection of families and
extended families who speak the Gundungurra language, but with a
slightly different dialect.
ECONOMIC
Every year, over 220,000 visitors, visit. While traveling to and from
Jenolan Caves, our visitors stop in the Blue Mountains and other nearby
areas, to purchase fuel, meals and accommodation.
We provide work experience opportunities for students. Every year, we
pay several million dollars in wages alone, and, of course, all this money
goes back into the regional economy. We are a significant charity
sponsor in our region and beyond.
Every year, we donate literally hundreds of cave tour tickets to a
multitude of fundraising groups, schools and charities.
Spritual
It is a complete religious belief system, based upon a spiritual
connection to land, culture, animals, totems, kinship and sacred sites.
Aesthetic
The surrounding landscape of Caves House, the craggy hills surrounding
the creeks that give into the Grand Arch and form the Jenolan River,
comprise a setting of the highest aesthetic value, and one which has
attracted a unique, national identity, celebrated in literature, art and
popular culture.

17 species of birds likely fell victim to changes in climate and rising sea
levels around the end of the Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago. Twenty-
two other species of reptiles, birds and mammals persisted through those
dramatic environmental changes only to vanish when humans first
arrived on the island 1,000 years ago.

When humans change habitats at a rate that local species cannot keep up
with, that can very quickly result in the losses,” Singleton said.
“Likewise, even small climate changes can affect migration and
significantly impact habitats.

For species that were lost at the end of Ice Age , Climate change ,Habitte
change and rising seas ,with resulting smaller island,may have caused
their population to become too small to genetically viable, resulting in
breeding.
The study shows that several other species that endure until human
arrival were to activities such as hunting and staring wildfire.
17 species of birds likely fell victim to change in climate and rising sea
level around.

Minister for Mines , and a regular Jenolan visitor all are responsible to
protect it, a keeper of the caves was appointed to proctect it.

Above ground, to help protect the environment and for your own safety:
Do not feed native animals and birds, as they can become sick from food
that is not part of their natural diet.Participating in the regular
Cleanliness.Spreading awareness around about these monuments and
their importance.