Conservation park (Australia)
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In Australia
a conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown for conservation
purposes. A conservation park may consist of multiple conservation units.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
a conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown for conservation
Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction...
purposes. A conservation park may consist of multiple conservation units.
List of Conservation Parks
- Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
- Bakara Conservation Park
- Bangham Conservation Park
- Beachport Conservation Park
- Bernouilli Conservation Park
- Big Heath Conservation Park
- Billiatt Conservation ParkBilliatt Conservation ParkBilliatt Conservation Park is in South Australia midway between Alawoona and Lameroo, approximately 200 km east of Adelaide. It is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.-Description:...
- Brookfield Conservation Park
- Butchers Gap Conservation Park
- Carouma Conservation Park
- Carribie Conservation Park
- Clinton Conservation Park
- Danggali Conservation ParkDanggali Conservation ParkDanggali is a Conservation Park in South Australia, approximately 90 km north of Renmark. It forms part of the 12,200 km2 Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International for its importance in the conservation of mallee birds and their habitats....
- Deep Creek Conservation ParkDeep Creek Conservation ParkDeep Creek Conservation Park is 45 square kilometres of natural Australian bush land located at the southern end of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, 11 km east of Cape Jervis. It has spectacular cliffs fronting the Southern Ocean. The total of 18 km of coastline include views across...
- Desert Camp Conservation Park
- Fairview Conservation ParkFairview Conservation ParkFairview Conservation Park is a conservation park in South Australia between Lucindale and Padthaway in the Limestone Coast region. It is 1398 ha of natural scrub dominated by banksias, and has no visitor facilities. It was declared a conservation park in 1960. It is classified as World...
- Ferries McDonald Conservation Park
- Franklin Harbour Conservation Park
- Glen Roy Conservation Park
- Goose Island Conservation Park
- Guichen Bay Conservation Park
- Gum Lagoon Conservation ParkGum Lagoon Conservation ParkGum Lagoon Conservation Park is an 8765 ha nature reserve about 40 km south-west of Keith in the Upper South East region of South Australia. It lies about 20 km inland from the southern end of the Coorong...
- Jip Jip Conservation Park
- Karte Conservation Park
- Leven Beach Conservation Park
- Little Dip Conservation Park
- Lowan Conservation Park
- Martin Washpool Conservation Park
- Mary Seymour Conservation Park
- Messent Conservation Park
- Mount Boothby Conservation Park
- Mount Remarkable Conservation Park
- Mount Rescue Conservation Park
- Mount Scott Conservation Park
- Montacute Conservation ParkMontacute Conservation ParkMontacute Conservation Park, founded in 1971, is a 200 hectare Conservation park that is located in South Australia approximately 17 km north-east of Adelaide City centre....
- Mt Brown Conservation Park
- Munyaroo Conservation Park
- Murray River Conservation Park
- Nene Valley Conservation Park
- Newland Head Conservation Park
- Ngarkat Conservation ParkNgarkat Conservation ParkNgarkat Conservation Park is situated in South Australia's south-eastern corner. It consists of Mallee vegetation on an area that was once a seabed. It is bordered by Scorpion Springs Conservation Park, Mount Shaugh Conservation Park and Mount Rescue Conservation Park, which constitutes the...
- Padthaway Conservation Park
- Pandappa Conservation Park
- Peebunga Conservation Park
- Point Davenport Conservation Park
- Pooginook Conservation Park
- Port Gawler Conservation Park
- Scorpion Springs Conservation Park
- Swan Reach Conservation Park
- Talapar Conservation Park
- Telowie Gorge Conservation Park
- Tilley Swamp Conservation Park
- Warrenben Conservation Park
- White Dam Conservation Park
- Winninowie Conservation Park
See also
- Conservation in AustraliaConservation in AustraliaConservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of species endemic to Australia...
- Forest parks of Australia
- Protected areas of AustraliaProtected areas of AustraliaProtected areas of Australia include Commonwealth and off-shore protected areas managed by the Australian government, as well as protected areas within each of the six states of Australia and two self-governing territories , which are managed by the eight state and territory...