Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park Explained

Type:	protected
Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	ia
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Coordinates:	-34.2583°N 135.2597°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Coffin Bay.
Area:	17ha
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Established:	16 March 1967
Established Footnotes:	^[3]

Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with North Rocky Island which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 43km (27miles) north northwest of Coffin Bay. The conservation park which had been declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve seal haulout areas and associated island habitat.’ The conservation park is classified as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category Ia protected area.^{[4] [1]}

External links

• Rocky Island (North) 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 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014.
3. Web site: CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED.. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE . Government of South Australia. 5 February 2018. 961–962. 16 March 1967.
4. Book: Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan . Anon . 2006 . Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia . Adelaide . 1-921238-18-6 . 6.