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Baudin Rocks Conservation Park is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
occupying
Baudin Rocks on the south east coast of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
about North-northwest of
Robe. In 1965, the island was declared as a Fauna Reserve under the ''Fauna Conservation Act 1964'' following a request from the Kingston Branch of the
National Trust of South Australia
The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Ind ...
to declare ‘a reserve to afford protection to the wildlife population’. The protected area status was retained following the enactment of the ''
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' in 1972 when it was renamed as the Baudin Rocks Conservation Park.
The conservation park is categorised as an
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
Category IA protected area.
[ In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct ]Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritag ...
.
See also
* Protected areas of South Australia
References
Further reading
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External links
Entry for Baudin Rocks Conservation Park on protected planet
Conservation parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1965
1965 establishments in Australia
Limestone Coast
South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
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