McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary

McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Nearest city Arviat
Coordinates 60°49′59″N 94°19′59″W / 60.83306°N 94.33306°W / 60.83306; -94.33306Coordinates: 60°49′59″N 94°19′59″W / 60.83306°N 94.33306°W / 60.83306; -94.33306
Area 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi)
Established 1960
Designated 24 May 1982

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 cackling goose, 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

References

  1. ↑ "Canada 14: McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut Territory". wetlands.org. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  2. ↑ "McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut". mb.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations". canlii.org. Retrieved 2008-01-16.

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