Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area

For other uses, see Yellabinna.

Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) [1]
Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area
Location	South Australia
Nearest city	Ceduna
Coordinates	31°07′31.8″S133°48′07.1″E / 31.125500°S 133.801972°E / -31.125500; 133.801972
Area	5,007.04 km2 (1,933.23 sq mi) [2]
Established	11 August 2005 (2005-08-11) [3]
Governing body	Department for Environment and Water

Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Yellabinna about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the town of Ceduna. ^{[4] [5]}

The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 on 11 August 2005 on land previously originally part of the Yellabinna Regional Reserve. ^[4]

In 2016, its wilderness qualities were reported as follows: ^[3]

Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area forms a link between vegetation communities in southeastern Western Australia and Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area contains a variety of woodland and scrubland communities dominated by Eucalyptus species or Acacia species over dunes and swales and small patches of diverse communities over rocky outcrops. A variety of threatened species have been recorded within the reserve, with additional species considered likely to occur in the area. The enhanced protection of the reserve may encourage recreational activities such as camping, bush walking and wildlife observation.

It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area. ^[1]

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia
• Mount Finke

References

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. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
3. "Wilderness Protection Act 1992 Annual Report 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016" (PDF). Annual Report: 11–12. September 2016. ISSN   1832-9357 . Retrieved 30 January 2017.
4. "Yellabinna Reserves Management Plan 2013" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2013. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. "Search for feature SA0004233 (Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area)". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

External links

• Entry for Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area on protected planet