Pualco Range Conservation Park

Pualco Range Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Pualco Range Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Yunta
Coordinates 32°57′36.72″S 139°33′51.84″E / 32.9602000°S 139.5644000°E / -32.9602000; 139.5644000Coordinates: 32°57′36.72″S 139°33′51.84″E / 32.9602000°S 139.5644000°E / -32.9602000; 139.5644000
Established 23 September 2010 (2010-09-23)[1]
Area 78.77 km2 (30.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Pualco Range Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the town of Yunta in the state’s Far North region.[3][4][5] The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 as the land "supports high value habitat for the endangered plains wanderer, a distinctive, quail-like bird, as well as other species of state conservation significance including the Major Mitchell's cockatoo, blue-winged parrot and peregrine falcon".[3] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Three new conservation parks added to SA's reserve system". Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. "Search result for Pualco Range Conservation Park (record id no SA0022373)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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