Tallaringa Conservation Park is a protected area located in the west of the Australian state of South Australia about 615 kilometres (382 miles) north west of the city of Port Augusta and about 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the town of Coober Pedy.[2][5] The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1991.[4]
| Tallaringa Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Tallaringa Conservation Park Location in South Australia | |
| Nearest town or city | Coober Pedy[2] |
| Coordinates | 28°47′26″S 133°25′17″E / 28.79056°S 133.42139°E |
| Established | 19 December 1991[3] |
| Area | 12,688.59 km2 (4,899.1 sq mi)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| Website | Tallaringa Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
As of 2013, the conservation park was described as follows:[5]
A vast wilderness of vegetated dunes and gibber rises, Tallaringa Conservation Park sits on the fringe of the Great Victoria Desert. The park supports a variety of wildlife species that have adapted to live in this dry arid environment.
The access to the conservation park is via the Anne Beadell Highway which passes from east to west through it from the Stuart Highway in the east to Laverton in Western Australia in the west.[5] The conservation park is located within the South Australian Government region of Eyre and Western, the Great Victoria Desert Bioregion and the RAAF Woomera Range Complex.[6][7][8] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]
See also
editReferences
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 "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2015 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 30(1) AND 43(2): CONSTITUTION OF TALLARINGA CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1905. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "South Australia's National Parks Guide (Flinders Ranges and Outback)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2013. p. 41. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Eyre and Western South Australian Government Region" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Great Victoria Desert". Government of South Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Restricted Land in South Australia, December 2015". Government of South Australia, Department of State Development. Retrieved 29 January 2016.