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The McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 32,800 hectar sanctuary, at 60°50′N 94°20′W / 60.833°N 94.333°W, 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.
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References
- ^ "Canada 14: McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut Territory". wetlands.org. http://google.com/search?q=cache:oUu9JhTkkI8J:www.wetlands.org/reports/infosheet.cfm%3Fsiteref%3D4CA014+mcconnell+river+bird+sanctuary&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut". mb.ec.gc.ca. http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/nature/whp/ramsar/df02s01.en.html. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations". canlii.org. http://www.canlii.org/ca/regu/crc1036/part144401.html. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
Further reading
- Snow geese and blue geese at McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1977. [S.l.]: G. Swinton, 1977.
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Protected Areas of Nunavut Bird sanctuaries Akimiski Island · Boatswain Bay · Bylot Island · Dewey Soper · East Bay · Harry Gibbons · McConnell River · Prince Leopold Island · Queen Maud Gulf · Seymour IslandNational parks National Wildlife Areas Territorial parks Inuujarvik · Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga · Katannilik · Kekerten · Kugluk/Bloody Falls · Mallikjuaq · Northwest Passage · Ovayok · Pisuktinu Tunngavik · Qaummaarviit · Sylvia Grinnell · Tamaarvik · Taqaiqsirvik · TupirvikWildlife refuges Categories:- Ramsar sites in Kivalliq Region
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