Chowilla Game Reserve Explained

Type:protected
Chowilla Game Reserve
State:sa
Iucn Category:vi
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-33.9408°N 140.9114°W
Nearest Town Or City:Renmark
Area:18.176
Area Footnotes:[2]
Established:4 April 1993
Managing Authorities:Department for Environment and Water
Url:http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Murray_River/Chowilla_Game_Reserve_Regional_Reserve

Chowilla Game Reserve is a protected area covering the floodplain on the north side of the River Murray in South Australia from about 8km (05miles) north-east of Renmark to the New South Wales border. It was proclaimed 8 April 1993 in conjunction with the Chowilla Regional Reserve, after a community consultation process which recommended that "hunting of waterfowl be a permitted activity in selected areas of the Chowilla floodplain". The game reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]

The Chowilla floodplain is also protected as part of the Riverland Ramsar site,[3] designated by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance.[4]

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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. Web site: Riverland Ramsar site . . 2020 . 20 June 2021.
  4. Web site: New partnership to restore Riverland Ramsar site (Commonwealth Environmental Water Office media release) . Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia . 2 December 2020 . 20 June 2021.