 Locations on the Freycinet Peninsula, along with Mount William and Maria Island were the only areas on the east coast which had not vanished.It has been suggested locations in the reserve system included minimal variation in community types and land which had been deemed of little economic importance, and it wasn’t until the 1970s and onwards when management for conservation became more of a priority.It has perhaps proven beneficial in terms of biodiversity that areas within Freycinet National Park were unsuitable for practices such as farming or other economic gain.