Taylorville Station South Australia | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Nearest town or city | Renmark |
Coordinates | 33°56′0″S 140°11′0″E / 33.93333°S 140.18333°E |
Established | 14 March 2005[1] |
Area | 92.6 km2 (35.8 sq mi)[2] |
Visitation | 2,700 (shared with Calperum Station) (in 2010-11)[2] |
Managing authorities | Austland Services Pty Ltd on behalf of the Director of National Parks |
Website | Taylorville Station |
Footnotes | IUCN[2] Coordinates[2] Managing authorities[2] |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Taylorville Station is a protected area located in the east of the Australian state of South Australia about 35 kilometres (22 miles) north west of the town of Renmark and about 250 kilometres (160 miles) east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is a protected area which is under the control of the Australian government rather than the Government of South Australia and which is managed by a private organisation under contract. Taylorville Station is part of an area whose habitat has been listed as "critical" for the survival of the bird species, black-eared miner. It is also part of a larger reserve system known as the Riverland Biosphere Reserve.