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Protected area in South Australia
Media Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland in the gazetted locality of Loxton about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi ) north-east of the Loxton town centre.[1]
The conservation park is located on Media Island in the Murray River adjacent to section 172 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Gordon .[1] [3] Crown Lands Act 1929 on 4 July 1968 as a fauna conservation reserve.[3] National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 [5] [4]
In 1980, it was described as follows:[6]
A small attractive island in the Murray River adjacent to Katarapko Game Reserve . As such may provide a safe refuge for waterbirds during open season. One of only a few island reserves on the South Australian section of the Murray River. Small sand bar island in the Murray River. Vegetation consists of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Phragmites australis Muehlenbeckia cunninghamii
As of 1994, it and the Kapunda Island and Rilli Island conservation parks have been managed in conjunction with the Murray River National Park .[7]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area .[2] Register of the National Estate .[6]
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References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )" . CAPAD 2016 . Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ a b c "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1967: VARIOUS ISLANDS DEDICATED AS FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES" (PDF) . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia: 1–2. 4 July 1968. Retrieved 20 January 2017 .
^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF) . Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016 .
^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)" . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia: 702. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2017 .
^ a b "Media Island Conservation Park – listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7842)" . Australian Heritage Database Australian Government . 21 October 1980. Retrieved 12 April 2018 .
^ "Murray River National Park Management Plan (including Rilli Island, Media Island and Kapunda Island Conservation Parks)" (PDF) . Department for Environment and Natural Resources. 1994. pp. vi, vii and 25. Retrieved 16 January 2015 .
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