Greenly Island Conservation Park Explained

Type:	protected
Greenly Island Conservation Park
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	ia
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Coordinates:	-34.6442°N 134.7925°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Coffin Bay.
Area:	168ha
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Established:	16 March 1967

Greenly Island Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Greenly Island located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 70km (40miles) west of Coffin Bay. It was declared in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ‘to protect the island’s delicate ecology and Australian Sea-lion and New Zealand Fur-seal haul-out areas’ and continuing protected area status for the island which was first declared in 1919. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.^{[3] [1]}

External links

• Greenly Island 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.