| Carpenter Rocks Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Carpenter Rocks Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Carpenter Rocks[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°55′07″S140°24′56″E / 37.9185162639999°S 140.415462078°E /-37.9185162639999; 140.415462078[1] |
| Area | 33 ha (82 acres)[3] |
| Established | 6 September 2001[3] |
| Visitors | ‘less than 100 people per year’ (in 2007) |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Carpenter Rocks Conservation Park is aprotected area located in the Australian state ofSouth Australia in the locality of Carpenter Rocks about 370 kilometres (230 mi) south-east of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of the town centre in Carpenter Rocks.[4][2]
The conservation park was proclaimed on 6 September 2001 under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to protectthreatened species and vegetation communities in particular:
A number of threatened species and plant communities are conserved within the park. It protects part of the only known population ofCarpenter Rocks Manna Gum (Eucalyptus splendens ssp.arcana), which is a newly-described species, along with several other plants of national, state or regional significance. The park protects significant habitat for theOrange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster), which is critically endangered at a national level. This important threatened species was recorded more regularly at the Carpenter Rocks site than at any other site in South Australia during the 1980s and early 1990s.[4]
The conservation park is classified as anIUCN Category VI protected area.[1]