Kungari Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Kungari Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Kungari Conservation Park
Kungari Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityRobe[2]
Coordinates37°01′14″S 139°59′15″E / 37.020486935°S 139.987633927°E / -37.020486935; 139.987633927[1]
Established10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)[3]
Area5.64 km2 (2.2 sq mi)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Kungari Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Reedy Creek about 260 kilometres (160 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the town of Robe.[2]

The conservation park consists of land in section 171 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Bowaka which is an area bounded by an unsealed road, Woolmit Road, in the north and bounded by the locality's boundary with Mount Benson in the south and includes part of a wetland known as Rushy Swamp.[2][3]

It was proclaimed on 10 March 2011 as a conservation park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to provide ‘a protected habitat for the many nesting bird(s) including the Black Swan and migratory birds from China and Japan.” A complementary proclamation on 10 March 2011 ensured the continuation of “existing rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining” regarding the land under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. Permission to use the aboriginal word Kungari which means Black Swan for the name of the conservation park was given by local aboriginal people during August 2010.[2][3][5] As of 2016, it covered an area of 564 hectares (1,390 acres).[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search results for 'Kungari Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "National Parks and Wildlife (Kungari Conservation Park) Proclamation 2011" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 10 March 2011. p. 656. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "National Parks and Wildlife (Kungari Conservation Park— Mining Rights) Proclamation 2011" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 10 March 2011. pp. 653–655. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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