| Lathami Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
The conservation park protects Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Parndana[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°38′54.24″S137°14′11.76″E / 35.6484000°S 137.2366000°E /-35.6484000; 137.2366000[1] |
| Area | 11.75 km2 (4.54 sq mi)[3] |
| Established | 1 October 1987 (1987-10-01)[3] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Lathami Conservation Park is aprotected area in theAustralian state ofSouth Australia on the north coast ofKangaroo Island located in the locality ofCassini about 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) east ofStokes Bay and about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north ofParndana. It was proclaimed on 1 October 1987 to protect important nesting and foraging habitat for theglossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), after which the conservation park was named.[4][2]
The conservation park has an area of 11.75 square kilometres (4.54 square miles). The southern sector has soils typical of the island'slateritic plateau, grading northwards into shallow grey-brown sands and rocky outcrops. The two main watercourses, Deep Gully and Gum Creek, cut deeply into the underlying rocks, forming gorges with semi-permanent waterholes along parts of their lengths.[4]
On the higher parts of the conservation park, the vegetation is mainly a tallshrubland ofEucalyptus baxteri overXanthorrhoea tateana,Melaleuca uncinata andAllocasuarina muelleriana, interspersed withE. cladocalyx woodland. The lower parts are characterised by an open forest ofE. cladocalyx andE. leucoxylon, with areas ofA. verticillata woodland near the coast.[4]
The conservation park is classified as anIUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
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