SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories.
The capital city is Adelaide.
About 1/5th of the State is conserved in various types of Parks.
The capital city is Adelaide.
About 1/5th of the State is conserved in various types of Parks.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA FAUNA EMBLEM.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA FLORA EMBLEM.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE FLAG.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA COAT OF ARMS.
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
South Australia's Parks come under the control of the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
More information can be found on their website at..........
TYPES OF PARKS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
South Australia has eight different types of parks.......
Additionally you may see reference to........
- National Parks (NP)
- Areas considered to be of national significance due to wildlife, natural features of the land, or Aboriginal or European heritage.
- Conservation Parks (CP)
- Areas protected for the purpose of conserving wildlife or the natural or historic features of the land.
- Game Reserves (GR)
- Areas set aside for conservation of woildlife and the management of game for seasonal hunting
- Forest Reserve
- Recreation Parks (RP)
- Areas managed for public recreation and enjoyment in a natural setting.
- Regional Reserves (RR)
- Areas proclaims for the purpose of conserving wildlife or natural or historical features while allowing responsible use of the area's natural resources.
- Wilderness Protection Areas (WPA)
- Land set aside under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 to protect natural and remote areas.
- Conservation Reserves (CR)
- Land set aside for conservation of natural and cultural features under the Crown Land Management Act 2009.
- Marine Parks (MP)
- Areas set aside to preserve the biological diversity of the state's coastal, estuarine and marine environments while allowing ecologically sustainable use of the area's natural resources.
Additionally you may see reference to........
- Indigeneous Protected Areas
- Native Forest Reserves
- Protected zones for Historic Shipwreck sites
- Aquatic Reserves.
- 'Important Bird Areas'
- Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites that re recognised as internationally important for bird conservation and known to support key bird species. In a partnership project funded by Rio Tinto, between 2005 and 2009 Birds Australia identified and slected Australia's IBA's. Three hundred and fourteen IBAs have been identified across Australia. There are a total of 38 IBA's in South Australia, covering 7 % of South Australia.
QUALIFYING PARKS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
There are currently 392 parks in South Australia which qualify for WWFF.
They consist of:-
They consist of:-
- 25 x National Parks
- 270 x Conservation Parks
- 12 x Recreation Parks
- 20 x Conservation Reserves
- 14 x Wilderness Protection Areas
- 10 x Game Reserves
- 13 x Native Forest Reserves
- 6 x Regional Reserves
- 20 x Marine Parks
- Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
- Flinders Island Important Bird Area.
EXTRA INFORMATION.
FORMER VK5 REFERENCE AREAS.
WWFF HISTORY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.19th April 2019:
The following parks were added: 1. Little Mount Crawford Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2884 2. Tower Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2885 3. Watts Gully Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2886 4. Kersbrook Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2887 5. Mount Gawler Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2888 6. Cudlee Creek Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2889 7. Coralinga Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2890 8. Mount Panorama Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2891 9. Knott Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2892 10. Christmas Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2893 11. Kalumunda Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2894 12. Springs Road Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2895 13. Congeratinga Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2896e 8th July 2017:
The following 2 parks were added to the WWFF Directory.
20th October 2016:
The following 2 new gazetted parks were added to the WWFF Directory.
2nd August 2016: The following 81 parks were added to the WWFF Directory. They being....
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References.
- Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government, www.environment.gov.au/land/nrs/science/capad/2018
- Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, www.environment.sa.gov.au n& Wikipedia.
- Birdlife Australia, www.birdlife.org.au
- Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org