Yalpara Conservation Park
Yalpara Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Yalpara about 266 kilometres (165 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Orroroo.[2][4]
| Yalpara Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
Yalpara Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Orroroo[2] |
| Coordinates | 32°33′31″S 138°50′59″E / 32.55850508°S 138.849654311°E[1] |
| Established | 10 June 1976[3] |
| Area | 43 hectares (110 acres)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The conservation park occupies land in section 112 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Yalpara. It was proclaimed on 10 June 1976 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in order to preserve “an example of rangeland country”. As of 2016, it covered an area of 43 hectares (110 acres).[2][4][3][5]
In 1980, the conservation park was described as being on “relatively flat terrain”, as having vegetation consisting of “an open woodland of Eucalyptus socialis with Myoporum platycarpum over an open shrubland understorey of Atriplex, Kochia and numerous introduced species” and that it was in “a degraded state, having suffered heavy grazing.”[4]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[4]
See also edit
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 c "Search results for 'Yalpara Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Yalpara Conservation Park, Orroroo - Yalpara Rd, Yalpara Homestead via Orroroo, SA, Australia (Place ID 6967)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 19721974: YALPARA CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 2944, 10 June 1976, retrieved 28 December 2017
- This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.
External links edit
- Yalpara Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet website