Shannon Conservation Park (formerly the Shannon Conservation Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Karkoo about 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Port Lincoln and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Lock.[4][2]
| Shannon Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Shannon Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Karkoo[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°57′32″S 135°37′12″E / 33.9589°S 135.6199°E |
| Established | 2 September 1993[3] |
| Area | 5.44 km2 (2.1 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
It was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2007 on land all in Section 100 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Shannon which was previously dedicated as a conservation reserve on 2 September 1993 under the Crown Lands Act 1929.[4][5]
As of 2007, the Shannon Conservation Park was reported as being “dominated by mallee” and included a River Red Gum woodland which was considered to be “a regionally threatened community.”[4]
As of 2007, there was no access for visitors into the interior of the conservation park and nor was there any plans to create such access.[4]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]
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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 "Search result(s) for Shannon Conservation Park (Record No. SA0012606) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2007), Mallee parks of the central Eyre Peninsula: management plan (PDF), Dept. for Environment and Heritage, pp. 3, 11 and 23, ISBN 978-1-921238-81-9
- ^ "CROWN LANDS ACT 1929: SECTION 5" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1038. 2 September 1993. DL 1916/1988. Retrieved 29 December 2016.