Pualco Range Conservation Park

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Pualco Range Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [1]
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Pualco Range Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Yunta [2]
Coordinates 32°57′36.72″S139°33′51.84″E / 32.9602000°S 139.5644000°E / -32.9602000; 139.5644000 Coordinates: 32°57′36.72″S139°33′51.84″E / 32.9602000°S 139.5644000°E / -32.9602000; 139.5644000 [1]
Established23 September 2010 (2010-09-23) [3]
Area78.77 km2 (30.4 sq mi) [4]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Pualco Range Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Pualco Range about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of the town of Yunta in the state's Far North region. [5] [2]

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The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 as the land "supports high value habitat for the endangered plains wanderer, a distinctive, quail-like bird, as well as other species of state conservation significance including the Major Mitchell's cockatoo, blue-winged parrot and peregrine falcon". [5]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. [1]

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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 "Search results for "Pualco Range Conservation Park" with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "National Parks and Wildlife (Pualco Range Conservation Park) Proclamation 2010". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 23 September 2010. p. 4932. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Three new conservation parks added to SA's reserve system". Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.


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