Busby Islet Conservation Park

{{Short description|Protected area in South Australia}} {{About|the conservation park in South Australia|the islet| Busby Islet}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date= April 2026}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Busby Islet Conservation Park | image = AustralianPelicansMcArthurRiverMouth.jpg | image_caption = [[Australian pelican]]s nest in the park | image_alt = | iucn_category = Ia | iucn_ref = <ref name=CAPAD2016SASum>{{cite web|title= Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab ) |url= http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/761994ab-42cc-4f24-952c-c21221861884/files/capad2016sa.xlsx |work=CAPAD 2016|publisher=Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) |access-date=21 February 2018 |date=2016}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|35|37|28|S|137|38|26|E|display=inline,title}} | map = South Australia | map_alt = | map_width = 200px | relief = yes | label = Busby Islet Conservation Park | label_position = | location = [[South Australia]] | established = 16 March 1967<ref name=FCR-1967>{{cite web|title=CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED.|url=http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1967/11.pdf |website=THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=5 February 2018|pages=961–962|date=16 March 1967}}</ref> | area_ha = 17 | area_km2 = | area_ref = <ref name=ReserveList/> | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | website = | nearest_city = [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]]<ref name=ReserveList>{{cite web|title=Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/b88e6e26-4bd9-4c68-8fff-9e800114eb69/park-management-protected-areas-gen.pdf|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> | nearest_town = | governing_body = [[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)|Department for Environment and Water]] }}

'''Busby Islet Conservation Park''' is a [[protected area]] located on [[Busby Islet]] in [[Nepean Bay]] on the north coast of [[Kangaroo Island]] in [[South Australia]]. The conservation park is located about {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} north of the town of [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]] and occupies an area of {{convert|17|ha|abbr=off}}. It was dedicated in 1967 for "the conservation of wildlife habitat", replacing previous statutory protection dating back to 1909. A management philosophy for the park published in 1987 supports the need to "ensure the conservation, in perpetuity, of the natural environment, in particular the breeding habitat for birds of the ocean and seashore". The conservation park is reported as supporting breeding populations of [[Australian pelican]]s, [[Black-faced cormorant|black-faced]] and [[pied cormorant]]s, [[Pied oystercatcher|pied]] and [[sooty oystercatcher]]s, and [[Silver gull|silver]] and [[Pacific gull]]s, serving as a roost site for [[bird migration|migratory]] [[wader]]s and being a place visited by [[rock parrot]]s and [[little grassbird]]s. The conservation park was declared as a "no entry" area in October 2014. The conservation park is classified as an [[IUCN protected area categories#Category Ia – strict nature reserve|IUCN Category Ia protected area]].<ref name=gazateer>{{Gazetteer of Australia|name= Busby Islet Conservation Park|feature= SA0011298 }}</ref><ref name=CAPAD2016SASum/><ref>{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=A. C.|title=South Australia's offshore islands|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5a7dbb25-70b9-4ceb-bbfd-a25800961994/offshore-islands-gen.pdf|publisher=Australian Heritage Commission|access-date=13 December 2013 |author2=Canty, P. |author3=Mooney, T. |author4=Rudduck, P.|pages=138, 140 & 147|year=1996| isbn=978-0-644-35011-2 }}</ref><ref name=mp>{{cite book |title=Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan|author=Anon |year=1987 |publisher=Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia |location=Adelaide |isbn=0-7243-8983-0|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/e41e4e27-da1d-4a81-970a-9e4f00b185f9/PARKS_PDFS_CP_OF_KI_MP.pdf|pages=26–27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bay of Shoals Sanctuary Zone|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/11dd7331-1bfe-4670-95f9-a3f70100fffc/141204_Bay-of-Shoals-_Map_information_insert_Original.pdf|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.protectedplanet.net/busby-islet-conservation-park Busby Islet Conservation Park webpage on protected planet] {{Kangaroo Island}} {{Protected areas of South Australia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Busby Islet Conservation Park}} [[Category:Protected areas of Kangaroo Island]] [[Category:Conservation parks of South Australia]] [[Category:1967 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Protected areas established in 1967]]