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The Pages Conservation Park is a
protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
which is associated with the island group known as The Pages located in
Backstairs Passage The Backstairs Passage is a strait in South Australia lying between Fleurieu Peninsula on the Australian mainland and Dudley Peninsula on the eastern end of Kangaroo Island. The western edge of the passage is a line from Cape Jervis (headland), ...
about south-east of Cape Jervis and about south south-west of the state capital of
Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
. The conservation park consists of the island group and adjoining waters. The islands first acquired protected area status as a fauna conservation reserve proclaimed under the ''Crown Lands Act 1929''. On 27 April 1972, the fauna conservation reserve was reconstituted as ''The Pages Conservation Park'' under the '' National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972''. On 24 December 1997, the boundary of the conservation park was extended seawards in order to control berleying associated with both
shark cage diving Shark cage diving is underwater diving or snorkeling where the observer remains inside a protective cage designed to prevent sharks from making contact with the divers. Shark cage diving is used for scientific observation, underwater cinematograp ...
and shark fishing. As of 2018, it covered an area of . In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:
Two small islands and a reef which have some aesthetic significance. The islands support a large breeding colony of
Australian sea lion The Australian sea lion (''Neophoca cinerea''), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. It is currently Monotypic taxon, monotypic in the genus ''Neopho ...
s and have long been recognised as an important area for seabirds… Two small rocky islands and a reef in Backstairs Passage. The islands are predominantly rock though their relatively flat tops support a low open shrubland of ''Senecio lautus'' with widely scattered ''Atriplex'' sp and ''Bulbinopsis bulbosa'' in small pockets of soil. Steeper slopes support a mat of ''Disphyma clavellatum'' and occasional ''Enchylaena tomentosa''… The isolation, absence of introduced species and only occasional human visits, has ensured habitat preservation.
The conservation park is classified as an
IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...
Category IA protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct
Register of the National Estate The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heri ...
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See also

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Protected areas of South Australia Protected areas of South Australia, consisting of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separa ...
* Page (disambiguation)


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External links


The Pages Conservation Park web page on protected planoet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pages Conservation Park Conservation parks of South Australia South Australian terrestrial protected areas with a marine zone Protected areas established in 1967 1967 establishments in Australia Backstairs Passage South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate