Nilpena Ediacara National Park

Nilpena Ediacara National Park, comprising the former Ediacara Conservation Park and an additional 60,000 ha (150,000 acres) purchased by the South Australian Government in 2019, is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south west of the town of Leigh Creek in the state's Far North.[3]: 5 

For other uses, see Ediacara.

Nilpena Ediacara National Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Nilpena Ediacara National Park
Nearest town or cityLeigh Creek
Coordinates30°48′20.52″S 138°8′5.28″E[1]
Established11 November 1993 (1993-11-11)[2]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

The Ediacara Conservation Park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 26 April 2007 over land previously declared as a conservation reserve under the Crown Lands Act 1929 in 1993 and as a fossil reserve in 1958.[4][2][5][6][3]: ii [7] On 28 March 2019, the Government of South Australia purchased 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) of adjacent land, to enlarge the conservation park by ten times.[8][9] The land, formerly owned by from the Nilpena Pastoral Company, extends as far as Lake Torrens National Park. The entire area was reclassified and proclaimed as Nilpena Ediacara National Park on 17 June 2021. A visitor hub and Ediacara Fossil experience are being developed, expected to commence in 2022.[10]

The conservation park protects and conserves an "assemblage of fossilised Ediacaran soft-bodied marine organisms of international importance," "places of significance" to the Adnyamathanha people, "remnants of mining history associated with the Ediacara mineral field," and an "important chenopod habitat."[3]: 4 

Ediacara is derived from the Adnyamathanha language name "Ithiaka-na-danha, where Ithi means zebra finch and aka – na-danha means "to come out", which is used as the name for the area in which the conservation park was located.[3]: 2 

The conservation park has been classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1] The fossil reserve is also listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. "National Parks and Wildlife (Ediacara Conservation Park) Proclamation 2007". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 26 April 2007. p. 1354. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. "Search result for Ediacara Conservation Park (record id no SA0021938)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  6. "Search result for Ediacara Conservation Reserve (record id no SA0021939)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 2009a. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  7. "Ediacara Reserve, Ediacara Station via Beltana, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7783)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. MacLennan, Leah. "Ediacara Conservation Park expanded to protect ancient Flinders Ranges fossils". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. Finkel, Elizabeth (29 March 2019). "Saving Fossil Hill". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 363 (6434): 1382–1385.
  10. "Nilpena Ediacara National Park". National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "Ediacara Fossil Reserve Palaeontological Site, Ediacara Conservation Reserve [Note that National Heritage Place 24300 Ediacara Fossil Site - Nilpena is 20km to the south]". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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