Chowilla Game Reserve is a protected area covering the floodplain on the north side of the River Murray in South Australia from about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north-east of Renmark to the New South Wales border. It was proclaimed 8 April 1993 in conjunction with the Chowilla Regional Reserve, after a community consultation process which recommended that "hunting of waterfowl be a permitted activity in selected areas of the Chowilla floodplain". The game reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[3][4][5][1]
| Chowilla Game Reserve South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Chowilla Game Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Renmark |
| Coordinates | 33°56′27″S 140°54′41″E / 33.94083°S 140.91139°E |
| Established | 4 April 1993[2] |
| Area | 18.176 km2 (7.0 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| Website | Chowilla Game Reserve |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The Chowilla floodplain is also protected as part of the Riverland Ramsar site,[6] designated by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Chowilla Game Reserve". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ South Australia. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Murraylands Region (1995), Chowilla Regional Reserve and Chowilla Game Reserve management plan : Murraylands, South Australia, The Dept, p. 1, ISBN 978-0-7308-4697-0
- ^ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, pp. 147–152, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
- ^ "Riverland Ramsar site". Department for Environment and Water, Government of South Australia. 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "New partnership to restore Riverland Ramsar site (Commonwealth Environmental Water Office media release)". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links edit
- Chowilla Game Reserve and Regional Reserve official webpage
- Chowilla Game Reserve webpage on protected planet
- Chowilla Game Reserve brochure
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