Malgra Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Malgra Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Kelly about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east of Kimba.[2][4]
| Malgra Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Malgra Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia, Kelly[2] |
| Nearest city | Kimba[2] |
| Coordinates | 33.2644°S 136.4950°E[1] |
| Area | 66 ha (160 acres)[3] |
| Established | 20 October 1988[3] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
| Nearest town[2] Managing authority[3] | |
The conservation park was proclaimed on 11 November 2010 under the state’s National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land previously dedicated as a conservation reserve known as the Malgra Conservation Reserve on 20 October 1988. The conservation park was constituted to permit access under the state’s Mining Act 1971.[4][5][6]
As of 2014, it and three adjacent conservation parks were described by their managing authority as follows:[4]
These parks [sic] are dominated by relatively undisturbed mallee forest, and woodland associations with a Melaleuca shrub understorey. They provide important habitat for Malleefowl populations and contain significant species including Gilbert’s Whistler, Bentham’s Goodenia and the Six-nerve Spine-bush which are listed as rare under the National Parks and Wildlife Act.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]