Pualco Range Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Nearest town or city | Yunta[2] |
Coordinates | 32°57′36.72″S139°33′51.84″E / 32.9602000°S 139.5644000°E /-32.9602000; 139.5644000[1] |
Established | 23 September 2010 (2010-09-23)[3] |
Area | 78.77 km2 (30.4 sq mi)[4] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Pualco Range Conservation Park is aprotected area in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located in the locality ofPualco Range about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of the town ofYunta in the state'sFar North region.[5][2]
The conservation park was proclaimed under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 as the land "supports high value habitat for the endangeredplains wanderer, a distinctive, quail-like bird, as well as other species of state conservation significance including theMajor Mitchell's cockatoo,blue-winged parrot andperegrine falcon".[5]
The conservation park is classified as anIUCNCategory VI protected area.[1]
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