Sinclair Island Conservation Park Explained

Type:	protected
Sinclair Island Conservation Park
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	ia
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Coordinates:	-32.1453°N 132.9869°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Penong
Area:	2.5ha
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Established:	16 March 1967
Established Footnotes:	^[3]
Managing Authorities:	Department for Environment and Water

Sinclair Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Sinclair Island which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 24km (15miles) south of Penong. The conservation park which was declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve island habitat and protect Australian sea lion haul-out areas.’^[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.^[1]

External links

• Sinclair Island 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 . 1–2.