Sceale Bay Conservation Park Explained
Type: | protected |
Sceale Bay Conservation Park |
State: | sa |
Iucn Category: | iii |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Coordinates: | -32.9444°N 134.1953°W |
Nearest Town Or City: | Sceale Bay |
Area: | 5.27 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Established: | 20 April 1995 |
Sceale Bay Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Yanerbie about 6km (04miles) north of the town of Sceale Bay. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2006 on the basis that some existing crown land 'should be protected and preserved for the purpose of conserving any wildlife and the natural features of the land'. Parts of the conservation park have been subject to protection since 20 April 1995. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[3] [4] [5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
- Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014.
- Web site: CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab). CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. 6 February 2014.
- Web site: National Parks and Wildlife (Sceale Bay Conservation Park) Proclamation 2006. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 26 October 2014. 2118. 29 June 2006.
- Web site: Search result for "Sceale Bay Conservation Park" (Record no. SA0062342) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia . 18 September 2016.