Pullen Island Conservation Park


Pullen Island Conservation Park is a protected area that includes all of Pullen Island about south of Port Elliot in South Australia and about south of Adelaide.
The park was proclaimed in 1972 under the 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.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area. In 1980, it was included on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

Climate

Pullen Island Conservation Park has a moderate climate with an average temperature of 15 °C and an average rainfall of 766 millimeters per year. The warmest and driest month is December. The wettest and coldest month is June.