Pigface Island Conservation Park
Pigface Island Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Nearest town or city | Port Lincoln |
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Established | 2 May 1968 [1] |
Area | 16 ha (40 acres)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Pigface Island Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Pigface Island located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). north north-east west of Streaky Bay. 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 been 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.’ The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5]
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