Point Labatt Conservation Park

This article is about the conservation park in South Australia. For the headland, see Point Labatt.

Point Labatt Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
File:10 Point Labatt CP 04.JPG Point Labatt as viewed from the east
Point Labatt Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Streaky Bay
Coordinates
Established	12 July 1973
Area	51 ha (130 acres)
Visitation	10,000 (in 1988-89)
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website	Point Labatt Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Point Labatt Conservation Park is a protected area occupying Point Labatt on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about South by east of Streaky Bay. The park was proclaimed in July 1973 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 for the purpose of protecting what is considered to be ‘the largest colony of Australian sea lions on mainland Australia’. The park was formed on land donated in 1972 by Ron, Myra and Ellen Freeman who were concerned that ‘illegal shooting was threatening these once endangered animals.’ The Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve, an associated protected area, was proclaimed in October 1988 under the Fisheries Act 1982 for the purpose of protecting an area of adjoining ocean used by the colony as a feeding ground. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.

External links

• Point Labatt Conservation Park official site
• South Australian Tourism Commission official site
• Page on protected planet website