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__NOTOC__ Tolderol Game Reserve 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 ...
located on the north-western side of Lake Alexandrina  in the localities of Lake Alexandrina and Tolderol about south-east of Langhorne Creek. The game reserve consists of land in both section 349 within the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Freeling and the "150 link reserve adjacent to section 349". The land first acquired protected area status under the ''Fauna Conservation Act 1964'' as both a fauna conservation reserve and a game reserve on 8 January 1970 and was named as the ''Tolderol Game Reserve''. However, the above proclamation was revoked on 26 February 1970 and the land was then re-proclaimed as a fauna conservation reserve under the ''Crown Lands Act 1929'' and as a game reserve under the ''Fauna Conservation Act 1964''. On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as a game reserve under 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 ...
'' without change to its name. As of 2019, it covered an area of . In 1980, the game reserve was described as follows:
First reserve in Australia to be set aside as an experimental area for growing of variety of waterfowl food crops, in particular three-cornered bulrush. It is already of outstanding value to waterfowl and variety of other waterbirds. ''
Plegadis falcinellus The glossy ibis (''Plegadis falcinellus'') is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek ''plegados'' and Latin, ''falcis'', both meaning "sickle" a ...
'' (glossy ibis, ''Pluvialis dominica'' (lesser golden plover), '' Charadrius bicinctus'' (double-banded dotterel) and '' Tringa hypoleucos'' (sandpiper) which are uncommon birds in South Australia have been recorded... Tolderol Game Reserve is situated on the shore of Lake Alexandrina and comprises low samphire and bulrush (''
Scirpus ''Scirpus'' is a genus of grass-like species in the sedge family Cyperaceae many with the common names club-rush, wood club-rush or bulrush. They mostly inhabit wetlands and damp locations. Description ''Scirpus'' are rhizomatous perennial herbs ...
'' spp.) flats with some shallow pools. Most of the Reserve is less than a metre above normal lake level... Modifications to the samphire areas have been undertaken in recent years to enhance the habitat for waterfowl. Shooting of duck is allowed during open season.
The game reserve 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 VI 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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Duck hunting in South Australia Duck hunting is an outdoor recreational activity practised under a permit system in the Australian state of South Australia. Hunters use shotguns and are provided with permits issued by the Department of Environment and Water (South Australia), Depa ...


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