| Ferries McDonald Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Ferries McDonald Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Murray Bridge[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°14′03″S 139°08′21″E / 35.2343°S 139.1393°E[1] |
| Established | 28 July 1938[3] |
| Area | 8.42 km2 (3.3 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| Website | Ferries McDonald Conservation Park |
| Footnotes | Managing authority[3] |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Ferries McDonald Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Monarto South about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-west of Murray Bridge.[4] It covers an area of 845 hectares[5] and provides a habitat for a range of native and endangered species. It is one of a number of protected patches of remnant mallee bushland within the region.[6][7] Conservation organisations are now attempting to restore and connect these patches of the fragmented Murray plains in an attempt to heighten the prospects of various rare and endangered species.[citation needed]
Ferries McDonald Conservation Park is open to the public. Walking trails and bird watching opportunities are the main attractions for visitors.[8][9]
- ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Search result(s) for Ferries McDonald Conservation Park (Record No. SA0023804) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Drew Hutton; Libby Connors (13 April 1999). History of the Australian Environment Movement. Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-0-521-45686-9.
- ^ Vaughn Wilson. Proceedings of the 4th National Malleefowl Forum; 2011; Renmark, South Australia. Adelaide: Colour Tech Digital Printing & Copying
- ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated. The Society. 1993. p. 83.
- ^ Gillam, S D. (2012). Newsletter of the National Malleefowl Recovery Team Around The Mounds
- ^ Trevor. (2006). Ferries McDonald Conservation Park. Retrieved 29/04/2014
- ^ Robert Wilson; Ray Joyce; Reg Morrison (III.) (1990). Discover Australia: our highways & byways. Runaway Publications. p. 236.