Penguin Island Conservation Park

Protected area in South Australia

Penguin Island Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
View of Penguin Island from Cape Martin, South Australia
Penguin Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Beachport
Coordinates	37°29′48″S 140°0′48″E / 37.49667°S 140.01333°E / -37.49667; 140.01333/
Established	1 August 1963
Area	6 ha (15 acres)
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Penguin Island Conservation Park (formerly Penguin Island National Parks Reserve) is a protected area occupying Penguin Island and part of Cape Martin on the mainland in Rivoli Bay on the south east coast of South Australia about 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) south of Beachport.

The land on Penguin Island became subject to protection after the decommissioning of the Penguin Island Lighthouse in 1960 due to recognition by the South Australian government of ‘the importance of Penguin Island as a seabird haven’. Initially, the island was resumed under the Crown Lands Act 1929-57 and then it was declared as a Closed Area under the Animals and Birds Protection Act 1919-1953. In 1961, the island was established as a wildlife reserve. On 9 November 1967, the entire island was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Penguin Island National Parks Reserve. Land associated with Cape Martin was added to the protected area in 1970 and 1976 respectively.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA 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.
^ South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 3, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 314–315. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ Small Coastal Parks of the South East Management Plan (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. 1994. pp. 22–24. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
Walsh, Frank (9 November 1967). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS NAMED" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2043. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

Penguin Island Conservation Park webpage on protected planet

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