Cape Blanche Conservation Park
Cape Blanche Conservation Park is a protected area located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 25 kilometres (16 miles) 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.[1][3]
| Cape Blanche Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
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°E[1] |
| Established | 9 February 2012[2] |
| Area | 810 ha (2,000 acres)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Government of South Australia. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2014.