Shannon Conservation Park
| Shannon Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Shannon Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Karkoo[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°57′32″S 135°37′12″E / 33.9589°S 135.6199°E |
| Established | 2 September 1993[3] |
| Area | 5.44 km2 (2.1 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Shannon Conservation Park (formerly the Shannon Conservation Reserve) is a
It was proclaimed under the Hundred of Shannon which was previously dedicated as a conservation reserve on 2 September 1993 under the Crown Lands Act 1929.[4][5]
As of 2007, the Shannon Conservation Park was reported as being “dominated by mallee” and included a
River Red Gum woodland which was considered to be “a regionally threatened community.”[4]
As of 2007, there was no access for visitors into the interior of the conservation park and nor was there any plans to create such access.[4]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 "Search result(s) for Shannon Conservation Park (Record No. SA0012606) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-921238-81-9
- ^ "CROWN LANDS ACT 1929: SECTION 5" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1038. 2 September 1993. DL 1916/1988. Retrieved 29 December 2016.