__NOTOC__ Darke Range 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 ...

in the Australian state 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 ...

located on the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...

in the gazetted locality of

Darke Peak Darke Peak (formerly Carappee) is a small agricultural town located in central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The town is the population centre for the surrounding agricultural district and has become a minor historical tourist town. It is ...

about west of the town centre in Darke Peak. The conservation park was proclaimed on 28 November 1985 under the state's ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...

'' in respect to land in following sections and cadastral units - section 116 in the

Hundred of Pascoe The County of Jervois is a cadastral unit in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed on 24 January 1878 and named after William Jervois, the Governor of South Australia ...

and section 58 in the

Hundred of Darke The County of Jervois is a cadastral unit in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed on 24 January 1878 and named after William Jervois, the Governor of South Australia ...

both of which are located to the immediate west of the Darke Peak town centre. Additional land in the Hundred of Darke was added to the conservation park on 23 September 2010 to the immediate north of its original extent for the following official reason:

The addition to Darke Range Conservation Park will help protect the threatened ecosystems and species unique to this locality, as well as the nationally threatened peppermint gum woodland...

Its name was derived from the Darke Range on which it is located. As of June 2016, the conservation park covered an area of . The conservation park is classified 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 VI protected area.

References

External links

Entry for Darke Range Conservation Park on the Protected Planet website
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1985 1985 establishments in Australia Eyre Peninsula

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