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Killarney National Park:
Protected Status
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Original legal framework is Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932.
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KNP forms the core area of the Kerry Biosphere Reserve. A United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation designation.
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KNP is part of an EU designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) which included 75,000.ha of the McGillycuddy Reeks SAC site.
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KNP is an EU designated Special Protected Area (SPA).
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Derrycunnihy Oak Wood (136 ha) is a statutory Nature Reserve.
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