| Type: | protected |
| Pigface Island Conservation Park | |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | ia |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -32.6953°N 134.2782°W/ |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Streaky Bay[2] |
| Area: | 16ha |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Established: | 2 May 1968 |
| Established Footnotes: | [4] |
| Visitation Num: | 'very few visitors' |
| Visitation Year: | 2006 |
| Visitation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Managing Authorities: | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
Pigface Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Pigface Island located in Streaky Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 13km (08miles) north north-east west of the town of Streaky Bay.[2]
It was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 for the purpose of conserving a ‘sea bird roosting habitat’. The land under protection had previously been dedicated as a Fauna Conservation Reserve on 2 May 1968. A statement of significance published in 1980 advises: ‘a small island utilised by silvergulls and black-faced cormorants as a breeding area and by other seabirds as a roosting and feeding habitat.’[2] [5]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1] In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.[6]