McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary

The McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 32,800 hectare sanctuary, at 60°50′N 94°20′W / 60.833°N 94.333°W / 60.833; -94.333, is on Hudson Bay's west coast, 27 km south of Arviat, and 50 km north of the Manitoba border. Its namesake is the McConnell River which flows to the Hudson Bay. The Bird Sanctuary is home to and an important breeding ground for Lesser Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, and Canada Goose.^[1][2][3]

Established in 1960 under the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations of the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1917, the sanctuary is privately owned by the Inuit of Nunavut. It received Ramsar Convention designation May 24, 1982, making it Canada's 14th Ramsar site.

See also

• List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918

References

Further reading

• Snow geese and blue geese at McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1977. [S.l.]: G. Swinton, 1977.

External links

• Environment Canada website

Protected Areas of Nunavut Bird sanctuaries Akimiski Island Boatswain Bay (part) Bylot Island Dewey Soper East Bay Hannah Bay (part) Harry Gibbons McConnell River Prince Leopold Island Queen Maud Gulf Seymour Island National Parks Auyuittuq Quttinirpaaq Sirmilik Ukkusiksalik National Wildlife Areas Akpait Niginganiq Nirjutiqavvik Polar Bear Pass Qaqulluit Territorial parks Inuujarvik Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Katannilik Kekerten Kugluk/Bloody Falls Mallikjuaq Northwest Passage Ovayok Pisuktinu Tunngavik Qaummaarviit Sylvia Grinnell Tamaarvik Taqaiqsirvik Tupirvik Wildlife refuges Bowman Bay Thelon Twin Islands