Lowan Conservation Park

Protected area in South Australia

Lowan Conservation Park
Bowhill, South Australia

IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[1]

Lowan Conservation Park

Nearest town or city| Perponda[2]
Coordinates| 34°58′40″S 139°41′11″E﻿ / ﻿34.9778358529999°S 139.686320721°E﻿ / -34.9778358529999; 139.686320721[1]
Established| 9 September 1971 (1971-09-09)[3]
Area| 6.75 km2 (2.6 sq mi)[4]
Managing authorities| Department for Environment and Water
See also| Protected areas of South Australia

Lowan Conservation Park (formerly Lowan National Park) is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Bowhill about 99 kilometres (62 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the town of Perponda.[2][5]

The conservation park consists of crown land in sections 71 and 73 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Bowhill. Section 71 was purchased by the South Australian government on the advice of “the Land Board and National Parks Council” from the owner “who were anxious to see scrub remain on the block.” It acquired protected area status as the Lowan National Park on 9 September 1971 by proclamation under the National Parks Act 1966. On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as the Lowan Conservation Park upon the proclamation of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. On 2 August 1973, land in section 73 of the Hundred of Bowhill was added to the conservation park.[6][7][8] As of 2016, it covered an area of 6.75 square kilometres (2.61 sq mi).[4]

In 1980, it was described as follows:[5]

> An area of mallee scrub supporting breeding populations of mallee fowl and wedge-tailed eagles. A gently undulating area of mallee scrub the principal species being Eucalyptus socialis, E. gracilis and E. Dumosa with an understorey of acacia species. Rabbits are abundant in the park and excessive grazing is preventing adequate regeneration of some species. The surrounding land is developed for the wheat / sheep agricultural industry.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]

## See also

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* Protected areas of South Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "Search results for 'Lowan Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Roads', 'Recreational Trails' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. ^ "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: DECLARATION OF NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 9 September 1971. p. 848. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
4. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. ^ a b c "Lowan Conservation Park – listing on the now defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7949)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
6. ^ Foulkes, J. N.; Gillen, J. S, eds. (2000). A Biological Survey of the Murray Mallee, South Australia (PDF). Biological Survey of South Australia. Adelaide, South Australia: Department for Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. p. 24.
7. ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 702\. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
8. ^ Bray, J.J. (2 August 1973). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972- HUNDRED OF BOWHILL—LOWAN CONSERVATION PARK: ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 723. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

* This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.

## External links

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* Lowan Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet website
* Lowan Conservation Park webpage on the BirdsSA website

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