Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park

Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park Winaityinaityi Pangkara South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [1]
Dry Creek salt crystallisation pans
Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park
Coordinates	34°35′40″S138°23′54″E / 34.59444°S 138.39833°E / -34.59444; 138.39833 [2]
Established	27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) [3]
Managing authorities	Department of Environment and Water
Website	Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park (Winaityinaityi Pangkara in the indigenous Kaurna language) is a protected area in South Australia established by the South Australian government on the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent, between Parham in the north and the southern end of Barker Inlet (part of the Port River estuary) in the south. Its purpose is to rehabilitate land used as salt pans, protect habitat for international migratory shorebirds, manage water quality in adjoining parts of Gulf St Vincent, create "green" space, develop niche tourism and create opportunities for indigenous people.

This very low-gradient, low-energy coastline, containing a broad lateral extent of subtidal seagrass meadows, intertidal mangroves and supratidal saltmarshes and salinas, extends from the Adelaide metropolitan area as far as the head of Gulf St Vincent, and is also known as the "Samphire Coast".^{[ citation needed ]} The coastline north of Parham, outside the proposed sanctuary, also has a high degree of protection through being in the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment, and the Clinton Conservation Park.^{[ citation needed ]}

Key objectives

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary is a protected area established by the SA government for the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent extending from Adelaide to its immediate north with the view of achieving the five key outcomes:

1. Protection of habitat particularly used by shorebirds that migrate over large extents of the Earth's surface. ^{[4] [5]}
2. Management of water quality in Gulf St Vincent particularly in respect to stormwater and wastewater produced in the northern suburbs of Adelaide and its treatment prior to release into Gulf St Vincent. ^[4]
3. Creation of 'green' space 'on the fringes of the northern Adelaide Plains that will allow stormwater recycling, absorb carbon dioxide and enhance the amenity and attractiveness of the region'. ^[4]
4. Tourism development that 'provide opportunities for developing exclusive, high-end tourism experiences with a focus on national and international birdwatchers'. ^[4]
5. Indigenous involvement via measures to 'employ and engage Aboriginal people and use Indigenous knowledge to develop and implement environmental and cultural heritage education and interpretation programs.' ^[4]

A driver for the proposal is the need to rehabilitate land previously used at Dry Creek, St Kilda and other localities as salt pans and managing the environmental risks arising from the cessation of salt evaporation process of salt extract such as exposing of acid sulphate soils. ^[6]

The park attracts many Eastern Great Egrets to roost

Extent

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary extends from Barker Inlet in the south to Parham in the north over a distance of 60 kilometres (37 miles). Its extent overlaps and adjoins existing protected areas such as the Port Gawler and Torrens Island conservation parks, the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, the Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve, the St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve and the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary. ^{[7] [8]}

The sanctuary also includes 228 hectares (560 acres) of land that adjoins the Port Gawler Conservation Park and Buckland Park lake, which was purchased in 2013 by the SA government with financial contributions from Nature Foundation SA and Birds SA. ^{[8] [9]} In 2014 the sanctuary was proclaimed a conservation park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 , in order to 'provide one of the highest levels of protection allowed for by state legislation'. ^[8]

Timeline

The SA government committed to the proposal at the state election held in March 2014 and the 2014–15 state budget included expenditure of A$300,000 to commence work. ^{[10] [11]} In August 2014, the government's purchase for A$2 million of 2300 hectares (5700 acres) of land formerly held by salt operators, but undeveloped, was announced. ^[12] The government also committed to spend A$1.7 million over 4 years for the sanctuary's establishment and maintenance, with a likely completion in 2018. ^{[12] [13] [ needs update ]}

Land in the localities of Windsor, Dublin and Lower Light was proclaimed as a national park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2016. ^{[2] [3] [14]}

See also

• Gulf St Vincent Important Bird Area
• List of protected areas in Adelaide
• East Asian–Australasian Flyway

Citations and references

Citations

1. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. "Search result for Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park – Winaityinaityi Pangkara with the following datasets selected – "Aquatic Reserves", "Dolphin Sanctuary", "NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries" and "Suburbs and Localities" and "Metropolitan Adelaide Boundary (Development Act 1993)"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
3. "National Parks and Wildlife (Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara—Mining Rights) Proclamation 2016" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 4240–4243. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
4. DEWNR, 2014, page 7
5. DEWNR, 2014, page 11
6. DEWNR, 2014, pages 5 & 10
7. DEWNR, 2014, page 19
8. DEWNR, 2014, page 17
9. "Important waterbird habitat secured" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
10. "$17.6 million funding boost for SA's tourism industry". Government of South Australian Tourism Commission. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
11. GSA, 2014, pages 154–155
12. "International Bird Sanctuary takes flight" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
13. "International Bird Sanctuary takes flight". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources, Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges (NRAMLR). Retrieved 6 December 2014.
14. "Migratory bird haven near Adelaide declared national park". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

References

• "2014–15 Budget Paper 4, Agency Statements, Volume 2" (PDF). The Government of South Australia (GSA). 19 June 2014. ISSN   1440-8589. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
• "Saltfields, Creating the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary" (PDF). The Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

External links

• Official webpage
• The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary- BirdLife Australia 1080p