Baudin Rocks 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 ...

occupying Baudin Rocks on the south east coast of

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about North-northwest of

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. In 1965, the island was declared as a Fauna Reserve under the ''Fauna Conservation Act 1964'' following a request from the Kingston Branch of the

National Trust of South Australia The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's In ...

to declare ‘a reserve to afford protection to the wildlife population’. The protected area status was retained following the enactment of the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 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 separat ...

'' in 1972 when it was renamed as the Baudin Rocks Conservation Park. The conservation park is categorised as an

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Category IA protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct

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Entry for Baudin Rocks Conservation Park on protected planet
Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1965 1965 establishments in Australia Limestone Coast South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate {{SouthAustralia-protected-area-stub

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