Wills Creek Conservation Park

Wills Creek Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
File:Wills Creek, Price, Yorke Peninsula. High tide at dawn..JPG Wills Creek, Yorke Peninsula - high tide at dawn.
Wills Creek Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Price
Coordinates
Established	14 December 2006
Area	2,298 ha (5,680 acres)
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Wills Creek Conservation Park is a protected area located on the Yorke Peninsula adjoining the north west coast of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia immediately east of Price. The conservation park which was proclaimed in 2006 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, is considered to be ‘a significant coastal wetland/estuary area supporting mangroves and intertidal habitats’ and that two creeks located within its boundaries, Wills and Shag Creeks, are ‘known fish nursery areas’ and ‘an important habitat for seabirds’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

See also

• Gulf St Vincent Important Bird Area

External links

• Wills Creek Conservation Park webpage on protected planet