Leven Beach Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Leven Beach Conservation Park
State:sa
Iucn Category:iii
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-34.9069°N 137.1997°W
Nearest Town Or City:Point Turton[2]
Area:470ha
Area Footnotes:[3]
Established:23 June 1988

Leven Beach Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia, located on the north coast of the lower part of Yorke Peninsula within the boundaries of the gazetted localities of Point Souttar and The Pines about 10km (10miles) west north-west of Point Turton.[2]

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’.[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]

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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: Search result for "Leven Beach Conservation Park" (Record no SA0039233) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)" . Government of South Australia . 15 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009. Department for Environment and Heritage. 15 July 2014. 2.