Rocky Island (North) 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 associated with North Rocky Island which is located off the west coast of
Eyre Peninsula in
South Australia about north northwest of
Coffin Bay
Coffin Bay, originally Coffin's Bay, is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, a wheat growing area of South Australia. At the 2016 census, Coffin Bay had a population of 611. Material was copied from this source, which is avai ...
. The conservation park which had been declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the ''
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' to ‘conserve seal haulout areas and associated island habitat.’ The conservation park is classified as an
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Category Ia protected area.
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References
External links
Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
Conservation parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1967
1967 establishments in Australia
South Australian terrestrial protected areas with a marine zone
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