Lipson Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Lipson Island in Spencer Gulf about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north northeast of Lipson.
| Lipson Island Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Lipson Island Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Lipson. |
| Coordinates | 34°15′50″S 136°15′57″E / 34.26389°S 136.26583°E |
| Established | 16 March 1967[2] |
| Area | 8 ha (20 acres)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The land which now comprises the conservation park previously received statutory protection in March 1967 as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 and was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as a conservation park.[2][4]
The area under protection is considered significant for the following reason: ‘a small island supporting breeding colonies of fairy penguins, black-faced cormorants, sooty oystercatchers, crested terns, pacific gulls and silver gulls.’[5][6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 961–962. 16 March 1967. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 703. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Lipson Island Conservation Park, Lipson Cove Rd, Warratta Vale via Lipson, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 146, 245 & 251. Retrieved 13 December 2013.