__NOTOC__ Wiljani 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 in the gazetted locality of Mount Pleasant located about north-west of the town centre in Mount Pleasant. It was proclaimed under the '' National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' on 25 February 2016 in respect to a parcel of land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Para Wirra. The proclaimed land is not subject to access rights under the ''Mining Act 1971'' or the ''Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000''. As of December 2016, it covered an area of . Wiljani is a clan name, i.e. a family group, belonging to the Peramangk aboriginal people who traditionally lived on the land within the vicinity of what is now the conservation park. The name was selected during 2015 after a process of “consultation and approval” involving the Peramangk people and the

Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the Government of South Australia. Created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department 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.

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External links

Webpage for the Wiljani Conservation Park on the vk5pas amateur radio website
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 2016 2016 establishments in Australia

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