Mantung Conservation Park

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Mantung Conservation Park
Mantung [1] ,  South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [2]
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Mantung Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Loxton [1]
Coordinates 34°35′29″S140°07′31″E / 34.591306275°S 140.125303035°E / -34.591306275; 140.125303035 [2]
Established16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) [3]
Area16.96 km2 (6.5 sq mi) [4]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Mantung Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Mantung about 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of the town of Loxton. [5] [1]

The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 16 October 2014 in respect to land in Sections 27 and 40 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Mantung. [5] [3]

The conservation park was reported as being important for the conservation of the following bird species - malleefowl, southern scrub robin, shy heathwren, inland thornbill, white-browed babbler and purple-gaped honeyeater. [5]

It is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search results for 'Mantung Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "National Parks and Wildlife (Mantung Conservation Park) Proclamation 2014". Government of South Australia. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mantung Conservation Park protected now and for the future". Natural Resources SA Murray-Darling Basin. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.



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