Althorpe Islands Conservation Park

This article is about the conservation park in South Australia. For the island, see Althorpe Islands.
Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
South Australia

Althorpe Islands
Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Stenhouse Bay
Coordinates 35°21′57.4632″S 136°51′58.7412″E / 35.365962000°S 136.866317000°E / -35.365962000; 136.866317000Coordinates: 35°21′57.4632″S 136°51′58.7412″E / 35.365962000°S 136.866317000°E / -35.365962000; 136.866317000
Established 1972[1]
Area 163 ha (400 acres)[2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Althorpe Islands Conservation Park is a protected area occupying the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island in Investigator Strait near the town of Stenhouse Bay in South Australia. The park was proclaimed in 1972 following the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 with the protection initially applying to the Western Islets in the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island. Althorpe Island itself was not added to the park until 1997. The purpose of the park is ‘to protect important wildlife habitat, particularly for sea-bird populations’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Management Plan - Althorpe Islands, Goose Island and Troubridge Island Conservation Parks (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment & Heritage. 2009. pp. 1, 2 & 4. ISBN 978-1-921466-76-2.
  2. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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