Tumby Island Conservation Park

Tumby Island Conservation Park
South Australia
Tumby Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Tumby Bay.
Coordinates 34°24′33″S 136°8′25″E / 34.40917°S 136.14028°E / -34.40917; 136.14028Coordinates: 34°24′33″S 136°8′25″E / 34.40917°S 136.14028°E / -34.40917; 136.14028
Established 1 January 1969[1]
Area 48 ha (120 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Tumby Island Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Tumby Island in Spencer Gulf in South Australia about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Tumby Bay. The land which now comprises the conservation park previously received statutory protection in January 1969 and was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. The area under protection is considered significant for the following reason: ‘a small island providing feeding and roosting habitat for seabirds.’ The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tumby Island Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. ↑ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 140, 146 & 245. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Tumby Island Conservation Park, Tumby, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 23 October 2014.


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