Olive Island Conservation Park

Olive Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Olive Island off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula and which is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west-northwest of the town of Streaky Bay.[2]

Olive Island Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)[1]
Olive Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityStreaky Bay[2]
Coordinates32°43′17″S 133°58′06″E[1]
Established16 March 1967[3]
Area21 ha (52 acres)[4]
Visitation'very few visitors' (in 2006)[5]:14
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

The land under protection was declared as a fauna conservation reserve under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 16 March 1967.[3] The fauna conservation reserve was re-proclaimed as the Olive Island Conservation Park in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 27 April 1972 to ‘conserve a significant Australian sea lion breeding habitat.’[6][5]:4 On 19 December 1991, additional land was added to the conservation park.[7] As of 2018, it covered an area of 21 hectares (52 acres).[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1] In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Search results for 'Olive Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
  6. "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 703. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 29 (3) AND 30 (2): VARIOUS CONSERVATION PARKS— ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1907. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "Olive Island Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6749)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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