Little Dip Conservation Park
| Little Dip Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Little Dip Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Robe. |
| Coordinates | 37°14′7″S 139°47′36″E / 37.23528°S 139.79333°ECoordinates: 37°14′7″S 139°47′36″E / 37.23528°S 139.79333°E |
| Established | 21 August 1975 [1] |
| Area | 2,150 ha (5,300 acres)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Official site | Little Dip Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Little Dip Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Limestone Coast of South Australia about 105 kilometres (65 mi) north-west of Mount Gambier and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the township of Robe. The conservation park was proclaimed as a conservation park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1975 for the purpose of conserving ‘remnant vegetation and a chain of small lakes which combine to provide habitat for several endangered and vulnerable bird species’ and managing ‘the increasing use’ of the locality ‘for recreation purposes’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Little Dip Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Little Dip Conservation Park Management Plan" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department for Environment and Planning. 1992. pp. i & 2. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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