Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park

This article is about the protected area. For the lagoon, see Pelican Lagoon
Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park
Nearest town or city American River
Coordinates 35°48′15″S 137°46′30″E / 35.80417°S 137.77500°ECoordinates: 35°48′15″S 137°46′30″E / 35.80417°S 137.77500°E
Established 1 January 1967[1]
Area 397 hectares (980 acres) [1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park is a protected area on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It was dedicated in 1967 for the protection of wildlife habitat.[2]

Description

The park has an area of 397 hectares (980 acres) and lies immediately to the south of the town of American River, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) Southeast by south of Kingscote and 19 kilometres (12 mi) Southwest by west of Penneshaw. It consists of land on the peninsula of the north side of the tidal inlet of Pelican Lagoon as well as five islets within the inlet itself. It includes woodland, scrub and heath formations as well as wetland vegetation and adjoins samphire mudflats, providing habitat for several species of woodland and wetland birds and other animals. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3] It is complemented by the American River Aquatic Reserve.[4][5]

Islets

Five of the islets present in Pelican Lagoon are within the conservation park. From east to west these are Rabbit Islet, Goanna Islet, Pig Islet, Wallaby Islet and Shag Rock.[2][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anon (1987). Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. pp. 64–71. ISBN 0-7243-8983-0.
  3. ↑ "Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. ↑ "American River Aquatic Reserve" (PDF). Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA). Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ The South Australian Fisheries Management Series Paper number 56: Management Plan for the Pelican Lagoon Aquatic Reserve. South Australia: Primary Industries & Regions South Australia (PIRSA). 2011. ISBN 978-0-9807387-2-8.