Pullen Island Conservation Park
Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Pullen Island about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about 94 kilometres (58 miles) south of Adelaide.[4] The park was proclaimed in 1972 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 replacing earlier protected area status as a Fauna Conservation Reserve which was proclaimed in 1967. The protected area status exists to protect the island as a breeding area for sea birds such as little penguins and silver gulls.[4] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1] In 1980, it was included on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5] ClimatePullen Island Conservation Park has a moderate climate with an average temperature of 15 °C and an average rainfall of 766 milimeters per year. The warmest and driest month is December (22 °C with 22 milimetres of rainfall). The wettest and coldest month is June (8 °C with an average rainfall of 142 millimetres). References
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