Parndana Conservation Park

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Parndana Conservation Park
South Australia
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Parndana Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Parndana,
Coordinates 35°45′30″S137°19′45″E / 35.75833°S 137.32917°E / -35.75833; 137.32917 Coordinates: 35°45′30″S137°19′45″E / 35.75833°S 137.32917°E / -35.75833; 137.32917
Established26 September 1968 (1968-09-26) [1]
Area625 hectares (1,540 acres) [2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Parndana Conservation Park (formerly Parndana National Park) is a protected area in South Australia located on Kangaroo Island. It was dedicated in 1968 for the protection of remnant native vegetation. [3]

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Description

The conservation park has an area of 580 hectares (1,400 acres) and is located in the locality of Cassini about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-east of the town of Parndana in the central part of the island, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Kingscote. [4] [3] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. [5]

Flora and fauna

Most of the area of the conservation park carries low open forest and shrubland featuring Eucalyptus baxteri and E. cosmophylla over Allocasuarina muelleriana , Banksia marginata , B. ornata , Xanthorrhoea tateana , Leptospermum myrsinoides and Hakea sp. Some areas along drainage lines have an open forest or woodland of E. cladocalyx over Acacia paradoxa . The conservation park provides feeding and nesting habitat for Glossy Black Cockatoos. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ DeGaris, R.C. (26 September 1968). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF SEDDON—PARNDANA NATIONAL PARK DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 941. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Anon (1987). Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. pp. 60–63. ISBN   0-7243-8983-0.
  4. ↑ "Search result for "Parndana Conservation Park" (Record no SA0053655) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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