| Malgra Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Malgra Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia,Kelly[2] |
| Nearest city | Kimba[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°15′52″S136°29′42″E / 33.2644°S 136.4950°E /-33.2644; 136.4950[1] |
| Area | 66 ha (160 acres)[3] |
| Established | 20 October 1988 (1988-10-20)[3] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
| Nearest town[2] Managing authority[3] | |
Malgra Conservation Park is aprotected area in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located on theEyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality ofKelly about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east ofKimba.[2][4]
The conservation park was proclaimed on 11 November 2010 under the state’sNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land previously dedicated as aconservation reserve known as the Malgra Conservation Reserve on 20 October 1988. The conservation park was constituted to permit access under the state’sMining Act 1971.[4][5][6]
As of 2014, it and three adjacent conservation parks were described by their managing authority as follows:[4]
These parks (sic) are dominated by relatively undisturbedmallee forest, and woodland associations with aMelaleuca shrub understorey. They provide important habitat forMalleefowl populations and contain significant species includingGilbert’s Whistler,Bentham’s Goodenia and theSix-nerve Spine-bush which are listed as rare under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act.
The conservation park is classified as anIUCN Category VI protected area.[1]