Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area

This article is about the protected area in South Australia. For the previous use of the land, see Investigator Group Conservation Park.

Protected area in South Australia

Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area South Australia
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
View of the southern end of Pearson Island
Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area
Nearest town or city	Elliston
Coordinates	33°55′58.74″S 134°17′2.27″E / 33.9329833°S 134.2839639°E / -33.9329833; 134.2839639
Established	25 August 2011
Area	4.4 km (1.7 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in South Australia, located in the Investigator Group of islands off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, between 25 kilometres (16 miles) and 70 kilometres (43 miles) south-west of Elliston.

It was proclaimed in August 2011 under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 to protect "important haul-out areas for the Australian sea lion and New Zealand fur seal" and habitat for species such as white-faced storm petrels, Cape Barren geese, mutton birds and the Pearson Island black-footed rock-wallaby. The wilderness protection area was created from land excised from the Investigator Group Conservation Park. It consists of the Ward Islands, the Top Gallant Isles, and the Pearson Isles, which consist of Dorothee Island, Pearson Island and Veteran Isles with the exception of a portion of land on Pearson Island held by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for "lighthouse purposes".

Since 2012, the waters adjoining the islands located in the wilderness protected area have been part of the Investigator Marine Park.

The wilderness protected area is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.

References

^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
"Wilderness Protection (Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area) Proclamation 2011". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 25 August 2011. p. 3624. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via Austlii.
"Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Annual Report: 16–17. September 2013. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
"INVESTIGATOR MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. 2012. pp. 5 and Appendix 1. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area webpage on protected planet

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