Kellidie Bay Conservation Park (formerly the Kellidie Bay National Park) is a protected area in the Australian state of

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, located on the west coast of

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immediately east of the town centre in Coffin Bay and immediately adjoining the south coast of Kellidie Bay in the localities of Coffin Bay, Kellidie Bay and Wangary. It was reported as being proclaimed as early as 1954 in order ‘to conserve wildlife and the natural and historic features of the land.’ On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the ''National Parks Act 1966'' as the ''Kellidie Bay National Park''. On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as ''Kellidie Bay Conservation Park'' upon the proclamation of the ''

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 ...

''. As of 2016, it covered an area of . In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:

…consists of low limestone ridges with a cover of black tea tree ('' Melaleuca lanceolata'') and she-oak ('' Casuarina stricta'') woodland. Near the coast there are flat moist areas with much cutting grass ('' Gahnia'' spp.).
Western grey kangaroo The western grey kangaroo (''Macropus fuliginosus''), also referred to as a western grey giant kangaroo, black-faced kangaroo, mallee kangaroo, sooty kangaroo and (when referring to the Kangaroo Island subspecies) Kangaroo Island grey kangaroo, is ...
s and
emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus '' Dromaius''. The emu ...
s shelter in the high ground and feed on the lower flats. Tiger snakes and Cape Barren geese also occur here.

The following statement of significance was published in 1980:

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park preserves a representative area of ''Casuarina stricta'', ''Melaleuca lanceolata'' woodland and ''Gahnia'' spp. herbland. It is a very picturesque area and a popular tourist attraction. The uncommon white-breasted sea-eagle and
osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...
occur here.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

References

External links

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kellidie Bay Conservation Park Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1958 1958 establishments in Australia Eyre Peninsula South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate