Pullen Island Conservation Park

Pullen Island Conservation Park
South Australia
Pullen Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Port Elliot
Coordinates 35°32′16.96″S 138°41′29.13″E / 35.5380444°S 138.6914250°E / -35.5380444; 138.6914250Coordinates: 35°32′16.96″S 138°41′29.13″E / 35.5380444°S 138.6914250°E / -35.5380444; 138.6914250
Established 10 January 1967[1]
Area 2 hectares (4.9 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Pullen Island about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about 94 kilometres (58 miles) south of Adelaide. The park was proclaimed in 1972 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 replacing earlier protected area status as a Fauna Conservation Reserve which was proclaimed in 1967. The protected area status exists to protect the island as a breeding area for sea birds such as little penguins and silver gulls. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Island conservation parks of Backstairs Passage and Encounter Bay management plans (PDF). Adelaide: National Parks and Wildlife Service. 1983. pp. iii, 23–29. ISBN 0-7243-4588-4.


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