Eric Bonython Conservation Park
| Eric Bonython Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Eric Bonython Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Yankalilla |
| Coordinates | 35°36′3.24″S 138°19′48″E / 35.6009000°S 138.33000°E |
| Established | 1 January 1960[1] |
| Area | 6 hectares (15 acres)[1] |
| Visitation | "very few visitors" (in 2009)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Eric Bonython Conservation Park (formerly Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve) is a protected area in South Australia located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of the town of the Yankalilla.[3]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972.[1] On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve.[4]Prior to 1967, it was already under statutory protection."[3]
As of 2011, the conservation park was described as being "a fine, but small, example of the pre-European settlement vegetation that once covered this area." The conservation park contains a dominant forest of Messmate Stringybark with an understorey including "tall shrubs and mid ferns" as well as the nationally endangered perennial herb, Osborn's Eyebright.[2]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Reserves of the South-western Fleurieu Peninsula Fire Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. 2009. pp. 13 & 59. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Search for feature SA0022726 (Eric Bonython Conservation Park)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Walsh, Frank (9 November 1967). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS NAMED" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2043. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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