Leven Beach Conservation Park

Leven Beach Conservation Park
South Australia
Leven Beach Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Point Turton
Coordinates 34°54′25″S 137°11′59″E / 34.90694°S 137.19972°E / -34.90694; 137.19972Coordinates: 34°54′25″S 137°11′59″E / 34.90694°S 137.19972°E / -34.90694; 137.19972
Established 23 June 1988 [1]
Area 470 ha (1,200 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Leven Beach Conservation Park is a protected area located on the north coast of the lower part of Yorke Peninsula about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west north-west of Point Turton. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1988 for the purpose of conserving ‘sheoak woodland and potentially provides habitat for a nationally endangered species of butterfly, the Yellowish Sedge-skipper Butterfly’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "Leven Beach Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. "Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. "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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