Kulliparu Conservation Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kulliparu Conservation ParkSouth Australia |
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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| Nearest town or city | Kyancutta. |
| Established | 11 November 1993 |
| Area | 450.03 km2 (173.8 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Kulliparu Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted localities of Colley, Karcultaby, Mount Cooper and Mount Damper about 59 kilometres (37 mi) west of the town centre in Kyancutta.
The conservation park was proclaimed on 20 August 2009 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to crown land formerly dedicated as conservation reserve under the state's Crown Land Act 1929 on 11 November 1993 and added to on 21 April 1994 and 15 February 1996. The dedicated land is located in the cadastral units of the hundreds of Addison, Moorkitabie, Wallis, Witera and Wright and on land within the County of Robinson which has been not declared as a hundred. The proclamation in 2009 permits access under the state's Mining Act 1971. As of June 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 450.03 square kilometres (173.76 sq mi).
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.
