Cape Blanche Conservation Park
Cape Blanche Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Cape Blanche Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Streaky Bay |
Coordinates | 33°1′39.94″S 134°10′3.58″E / 33.0277611°S 134.1676611°ECoordinates: 33°1′39.94″S 134°10′3.58″E / 33.0277611°S 134.1676611°E |
Established | 9 February 2012[1] |
Area | 810 ha (2,000 acres)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Cape Blanche Conservation Park is a protected area located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Streaky Bay. It was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2012 for the purpose of protecting ‘important breeding habitat for the eastern osprey (Pandion cristatus) and white-bellied sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)’ and ‘diverse range of flora’ including ‘the West Coast mintbush (Prostanthera calycina),’ and to provide ‘provide important habitat for threatened shorebirds and migratory birds, including the hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis), sooty oystercatcher(Haematopus fuliginosus) and sanderling (Calidris alba).’ The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "News Release:GREATER PROTECTION FOR THE SPECTACULAR WEST COAST" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.