Pigface Island Conservation Park

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Pigface Island Conservation Park
South Australia
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Pigface Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Streaky Bay [2]
Coordinates 32°41′43″S134°16′42″E / 32.6952791309999°S 134.27822119°E / -32.6952791309999; 134.27822119 Coordinates: 32°41′43″S134°16′42″E / 32.6952791309999°S 134.27822119°E / -32.6952791309999; 134.27822119 [1] /
Established2 May 1968 [3]
Area16 ha (40 acres) [4]
Visitation'very few visitors' (in 2006) [5] :14
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Pigface Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Pigface Island located in Streaky Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) north north-east west of the town of Streaky Bay. [2]

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It was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 for the purpose of conserving a ‘sea bird roosting habitat’. The land under protection had previously been dedicated as a Fauna Conservation Reserve on 2 May 1968. A statement of significance published in 1980 advises: ‘a small island utilised by silvergulls and black-faced cormorants as a breeding area and by other seabirds as a roosting and feeding habitat.’ [2] [5] [6]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. [1] In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate. [6]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search results for 'Pigface Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ DeGaris, R. C. (2 May 1968). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1967: VARIOUS ISLANDS DEDICATED FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1371. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. ISBN   1-921238-18-6 . Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Pigface Island Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6750)". Australian Heritage Database . Department of the Environment . Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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