| Type: | protected |
| Pullen Island Conservation Park | |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | IA |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -35.538°N 138.6914°W |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Port Elliot |
| Area: | 2ha |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Established: | 16 March 1967 |
| Established Footnotes: | [3] |
| Visitation Num: | level unknown |
| Visitation Year: | 1983 |
| Visitation Footnotes: | [4] |
| Managing Authorities: | Department for Environment and Water |
Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Pullen Island about 0.5km (00.3miles) south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about 94km (58miles) south of Adelaide.[4]
The park was proclaimed in 1972 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 replacing earlier protected area status as a Fauna Conservation Reserve which was proclaimed in 1967. The protected area status exists to protect the island as a breeding area for sea birds such as little penguins and silver gulls.[4]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1] In 1980, it was included on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
Pullen Island Conservation Park has a moderate climate with an average temperature of 15 °C and an average rainfall of 766 milimeters per year. The warmest and driest month is December (22 °C with 22 milimetres of rainfall). The wettest and coldest month is June (8 °C with an average rainfall of 142 millimetres).