Yeldulknie Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Cleve about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of the town centre in Cleve.[2]
| Yeldulknie Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Yeldulknie Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cleve[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°38′36″S 136°34′06″E / 33.6434°S 136.5683°E[1] |
| Established | 21 September 1989[3] |
| Area | 32.83 km2 (12.7 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The conservation park was proclaimed on 21 September 1989 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land in sections 327, 328 and 329 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Mann. It was constituted to permit access under the state's Mining Act 1971.[4] Its name was derived from the Yeldulkinie Reservoir.[2] As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 32.83 square kilometres (12.68 sq mi).[3]
The conservation park is described as consisting of “mallee woodlands.” It is known as a site for the plant species Acacia praemorsa (Senna Wattle) which is listed as “Vulnerable” on the list of threatened species prepared under section 178 of the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[5]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Yeldulknie Conservation Park (Record No. SA0030997) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972, SECTIONS 30 AND 43: CONSTITUTION OF, AND MINING IN, YELDULKNIE CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 914. 21 November 1989. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Acacia praemorsa — Senna Wattle". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Government, Department of Environment and Energy. Retrieved 4 January 2017.