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The first national wetland policy of Canada is The Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation which was established in 1991. [1] It came to fruition after Environment Canada developed a statement on wetlands issues in Canada in 1986 and early 1987. [1]
Wetlands and wetland policies in Canada; M. Mary's Point This page was last edited on 23 July 2024, at 05:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Dorchester Swamp, is a Class 1 wetland east of London attached to the Dorchester Mill Pond. It is a designated as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) and a Carolinian Canada site. This swamp is 548 hectares is size. Sifton Bog, which is a Class 2 wetland within the City of London, is considered the most southerly intact bog in Canada.
Southern James Bay is a coastal wetland complex in northeastern Ontario, Canada bordering James Bay and Quebec.It was designated as a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 27, 1987.
Occasional large wetlands occur along the river. One of the largest is the Innisville Wetlands, a provincially significant wetland that is also designated an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. [10] Another large wetland is the Appleton Silver Maple Swamp. These wetlands depend upon the seasonal cycles of the river.
The diversity of wetlands in combination with the network of streams, lake ecosystems and terrestrial vegetation, make the Saskatchewan River Delta one of Canada's richest regions for abundance and diversity of wildlife, especially large mammals (moose, elk, white-tailed deer, black bear), fur-bearing mammals (notably muskrat, beaver, mink, otter, fisher, lynx, wolf), fish, waterfowl and other ...
The Columbia Wetlands is a 15,070 hectare wetland in the Columbia Valley region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It was designated a wetland of international importance on World Environment Day, June 5, 2005, and is the thirty-seventh such site in Canada. [2] The wetland satisfies all the inclusion criteria of the Ramsar Convention.
The Quill Lakes are a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada that encompasses the endorheic basin of three distinct lake wetlands: Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake, and Little Quill Lake. On May 27, 1987, it was designated a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention . [ 2 ]