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==Description==
==Description==
The country is characterised by [[sand dunes]] with a mosaic of open [[mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|mallee]] [[scrubland|scrub]]. Ridge-fruited and red-tipped slender leaf mallees add colour to the dunes with [[Melaleuca uncinata|broombush]] growing in the mottled shade.<ref>[http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/billiatt/index.html Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources website]</ref>
The country is characterised by [[sand dunes]] with a mosaic of open [[mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|mallee]] [[scrubland|scrub]]. Ridge-fruited and red-tipped slender leaf mallees add colour to the dunes with [[Melaleuca uncinata|broombush]] growing in the mottled shade.<ref>[http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/billiatt/index.html Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources website] {{wayback|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/billiatt/index.html |date=20101229131833 }}</ref>


The conservation park is classified as an [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] [[IUCN protected area categories#Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve|Category Ia protected area]].<ref name=CAPAD2012SASum>{{cite web|title= Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/0f927a4e-336a-490c-a896-ec37874a5c73/files/capad2012sa.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2012|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|accessdate=6 February 2014|date=6 February 2014}}</ref>
The conservation park is classified as an [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] [[IUCN protected area categories#Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve|Category Ia protected area]].<ref name=CAPAD2012SASum>{{cite web|title= Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/0f927a4e-336a-490c-a896-ec37874a5c73/files/capad2012sa.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2012|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|accessdate=6 February 2014|date=6 February 2014}}</ref>
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==Fauna==
==Fauna==
[[Pygmy possum]]s and eighteen species of [[reptile]] inhabit the park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Billiat|accessdate=2011-05-18 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= }}</ref>
[[Pygmy possum]]s and eighteen species of [[reptile]] inhabit the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Billiat |accessdate=2011-05-18 |work=Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=2011-07-06 |df= }}</ref>


==Recognition by non-government organisations==
==Recognition by non-government organisations==

Revision as of 14:27, 2 November 2016

Billiatt Conservation Park
South Australia
Nearest town or cityAlawoona
Established12 December 1940[1]
Area802 hectares (1,980 acres)*[1]
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Billiatt Conservation Park is a protected area in South Australia midway between Alawoona and Lameroo, approximately 200 km east of Adelaide city centre.

Description

The country is characterised by sand dunes with a mosaic of open mallee scrub. Ridge-fruited and red-tipped slender leaf mallees add colour to the dunes with broombush growing in the mottled shade.[2]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[3]

The conservation park occupies in land in the gazetted locality of Sandalwood.[4]

Fauna

Pygmy possums and eighteen species of reptile inhabit the park.[5]

Recognition by non-government organisations

Billiatt Conservation Park is part of an area of land considered by BirdLife International to be an Important Bird Area because it contains small but globally important populations of malleefowl, mallee emu-wren and purple-gaped honeyeater, as well as the rare western whipbird and red-lored whistler.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources website Template:Wayback
  3. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Search result for " Billiatt (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050280) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ^ "IBA: Billiat". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-05-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Billiatt". BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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