Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Nearest town or city | Port Lincoln |
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Established | 1972[1] |
Area | 476.90 km2 (184.1 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
Website | Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park is a protected area located on the Sir Joseph Banks Group in Spencer Gulf in South Australia about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). east-northeast of Port Lincoln. The conservation park of which specific islands had been previously declared as Flora and Fauna Reserves under statutes in force prior to 1972, was proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. It was declared ‘primarily for the conservation of Cape Barren geese (which had suffered severe population declines during the middle of last century, from hunting), and to protect marine mammal habitat’. As of 1996, the park did not include Spilsby island which is privately owned and ‘lighthouse reserves’ on other islands while the following islands have been added post-declaration - Reevesby Island which was added in 1974 and Dangerous Reef which was added in 1989. The conservation park was subsequently extended to include the waters within 2 nautical miles (4 km) of the shoreline of all islands in the group and Dangerous Reef via a declaration under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 for the purpose of regulating and managing great white shark berleying activities. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1][3][4][5]
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