Secret Rocks Nature Reserve Explained

Type:protected
Secret Rocks Nature Reserve
State:sa
Iucn Category:III
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-33.2519°N 136.8963°W
Relief:yes
Pushpin Label Position:left
Nearest Town Or City:Kimba
Area:256.47
Area Footnotes:[2]
Managing Authorities:Ecological Horizons Pty Ltd
Url:http://www.ecologicalhorizons.com/initiatives#middlebackalliance

Secret Rocks Nature Reserve is a private protected area located in South Australia about 36km (22miles) east of the town of Kimba on the Eyre Peninsula in the state's Far North region.[2] [3] [4] [5] The nature reserve has protected area status due being to the subject of a native vegetation heritage agreement created in 2007 under the Native Vegetation Act 1991 (SA) where its owner, Ecological Horizons Pty Ltd, has agreed to protect the property's native vegetation in perpetuity.[2] [1] The nature reserve is bounded on its east side by the Ironstone Hill Conservation Park.[3] [4] It is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]

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  1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab). CAPAD 2014. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 13 March 2015. 2014.
  2. Web site: Unnamed (No.HA1398) . World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), a joint project of IUCN and UNEP . 17 September 2015 .
  3. Web site: Eastern Eyre Peninsula Parks Management Plan . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2014. 1 September 2015. 8 & 10.
  4. Web site: Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2014 Edition. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 15 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Far North SA government region. The Government of South Australia. 16 August 2015.