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==Other nature areas== ===Wilderness and Nature parks=== Wilderness parks are large areas with native plant and animal communities that are relatively unaffected by humans. They are managed for conservation, with no facilities provided for visitors and no vehicles are permitted. There are 3 wilderness parks in Victoria,<ref name="ParksVicManage" /> totalling {{convert|200699|ha|abbr=on}} (5% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> There is 1 [[nature park]] in Victoria, totalling {{convert|1925|ha|abbr=on}} (0.05% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> {{Parks of Victoria (state) map|WPlabel=y}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Wilderness & Nature parks of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Order ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Park name ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Area<ref name="CAPAD" /> ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Declared<br />{{small|as a wilderness park}}<ref name="CAPAD" /> ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes |- ! scope="col" | [[hectare|ha]] ! scope="col" | [[acre]] |- | scope="row" | 1 || [[Avon Wilderness Park|Avon]] || {{convert|39566|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|27 November 1987}} || Wilderness park |- | scope="row" | 2 || [[Big Desert Wilderness Park|Big Desert]] || {{convert|141713|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|26 April 1979}} || Wilderness park |- | scope="row" | 3 || [[Phillip Island Nature Park|Phillip Island]] || {{convert|1925|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|27 June 1997}} || Nature park |- | scope="row" | 4 || [[Wabba Wilderness Park|Wabba]] || {{convert|19395|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|30 June 1992}} || Wilderness park |} ===Wilderness zones=== There are 19 wilderness zones in Victoria, totalling {{convert|641441|ha|abbr=on}} (15.98% of the state's protected areas) and all but {{convert|131|ha|abbr=on}} are located inside other protected areas.<ref name="CAPAD" /> {{div col|colwidth=17em}} * [[Bowen Wilderness Zone|Bowen]] * [[Buchan Headwaters Wilderness Zone|Buchan Headwaters]] * [[Cape Howe Wilderness Zone|Cape Howe]] * [[Chinaman Flat Wilderness Zone|Chinaman Flat]] * [[Cobberas Wilderness Zone|Cobberas]] * [[Galpunga Wilderness Zone|Galpunga]] * [[Genoa Wilderness Zone|Genoa]] * [[Indi Wilderness Zone|Indi]] * [[Minook Wilderness Zone|Minook]] * [[Mount Cowra Wilderness Zone|Mount Cowra]] * [[Mount Darling - Snowy Bluff Wilderness Zone|Mount Darling β Snowy Bluff]] * [[North Wyperfeld Wilderness Zone|North Wyperfeld]] * [[Razor-Viking Wilderness Zone|Razor-Viking]] * [[Sandpatch Wilderness Zone|Sandpatch]] * [[Snowy River Wilderness Zone|Snowy River]] * [[South Wyperfeld Wilderness Zone|South Wyperfeld]] * [[Sunset Wilderness Zone|Sunset]] * [[Tingaringy Wilderness Zone|Tingaringy]] * [[Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Zone|Wilsons Promontory]] {{div col end}} ===Natural catchment area=== There are 25 natural catchment areas in Victoria, totalling {{convert|151368|ha|abbr=on}} (3.77% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ===Remote and natural area=== There are 24 remote and natural areas in Victoria, totalling {{convert|302990|ha|abbr=on}} (7.55% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ===Other reserves=== In Victoria, there are a total of 2776 [[Nature reserve (Australia)|nature reserves]], totalling {{convert|467092|ha|abbr=on}} (11.64% of the state's protected areas)<ref name="CAPAD" /> divided is the following different groups: ;Bushland Reserve There are 1592 bushland reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|45305|ha|abbr=on}} (1.13% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Cave Reserve There are 9 cave reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|532|ha|abbr=on}} (0.01% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Conservation park / reserve There are 13 conservation parks / conservation reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|20994|ha|abbr=on}} (0.52% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Flora & Fauna Reserve There are a total of 186 flora and/or fauna reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|119632|ha|abbr=on}} (2.98% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Geological Reserve There are 14 geological reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|436|ha|abbr=on}} (0.01% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Gippsland Lakes Reserve There are 39 gippsland lakes reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|7129|ha|abbr=on}} (0.18% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Nature Conservation Reserve There are 263 nature conservation reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|136909|ha|abbr=on}} (3.41% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Natural Features and Scenic Reserve There are 49 natural features reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|10402|ha|abbr=on}} (0.26% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /><br> There are 50 scenic reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|9649|ha|abbr=on}} (0.24% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /><br> There are 24 combined natural features and scenic reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|19799|ha|abbr=on}} (0.49% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Streamside Reserve There are 259 streamside reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|7895|ha|abbr=on}} (0.2% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Tall Trees Reserve There is 1 tall trees reserve in Victoria, totalling {{convert|14|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Wildlife Reserve There are 277 wildlife reserves in Victoria, totalling {{convert|88396|ha|abbr=on}} (2.2% of the state's protected areas).<ref name="CAPAD" /> ;Some of the nature reserves include: * [[Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve]] * [[Jackass Flat Nature Conservation Reserve]] * [[Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve|Long Forest Flora & Fauna Reserve]] * [[Marble Gully - Mount Tambo Nature Conservation Reserve]] * [[Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve]] * [[Mount Hope Nature Conservation Reserve]] * [[Mullinger Swamp Conservation Park|Mullinger Swamp Wildlife Reserve]] * [[Spit Nature Conservation Reserve|The Spit Wildlife Reserve]] * [[Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve]]
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