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Pullen Island Conservation Park

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Nearest town or city
  
Area
  
2 ha

Established
  
10 January 1967

Pullen Island Conservation Park

Managing authorities
  
Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

See also
  
Protected areas of South Australia

Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Pullen Island about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about 94 kilometres (58 mi) south of Adelaide. The park was proclaimed in 1972 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 replacing earlier protected area status as a Fauna Conservation Reserve which was proclaimed in 1967. The protected area status exists to protect the island as a breeding area for sea birds such as little penguins and silver gulls. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.

References

Pullen Island Conservation Park Wikipedia


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