Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park Explained

Type:	protected
Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	ia
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Coordinates:	-34.6141°N 135.287°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Coffin Bay
Area:	32ha
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Established:	2 May 1968

The Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia occupying three islands located west-southwest of Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The group, which includes Black Rocks and Sudden Jerk Island (also known as Avoid Island), supports breeding populations of seabirds and marine mammals. Colonies of the endangered Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) and protected New Zealand Fur-seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) occur on some of these islands.The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.^{[1] [3]}

External links

• Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park webpage on protected planet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
2. Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 8 January 2015.
3. Book: Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan . Anon . 2006 . Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH), South Australia . Adelaide . 1-921238-18-6 . 6–7.