Lipson Island Conservation Park
| Lipson Island Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Lipson Island Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Lipson. |
| Coordinates | 34°15′50″S 136°15′57″E / 34.26389°S 136.26583°E |
| Established | 16 March 1967[1] |
| Area | 8 ha (20 acres)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Lipson Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Lipson Island in Spencer Gulf about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north northeast of Lipson.
The land which now comprises the conservation park previously received statutory protection in March 1967 as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 and was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as a conservation park.[1][3]
The area under protection is considered significant for the following reason: ‘a small island supporting breeding colonies of fairy penguins, black-faced cormorants, sooty oystercatchers, crested terns, pacific gulls and silver gulls.’[4][5]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[6]
References
- ^ a b "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 961–962. 16 March 1967. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 703. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Lipson Island Conservation Park, Lipson Cove Rd, Warratta Vale via Lipson, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 146, 245 & 251. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.