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A pair of fulvous whistling ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor) at Wasit Wetland CentreWasit Wetland Centre is a conservation area in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.It preserves an area of a type of wetland (sabkha or salt plain) once common along the western coastal plains of the UAE and consists of a visitor centre with viewing points to both captive and wild birds, as well as extensive areas of ...
Wawanosh Nature Centre: Belgrave: Southwestern Ontario: website, operated by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority in the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre: Midland: Central Ontario: 3,000 acres of wetlands, fen and forest, includes live animals, trails, canoeing and kayaking routes, an observation tower and ...
Strickland River Mixed Forest Wetland: 1,638 ha (4,050 acres) 2000 Stuart Lake Wetland: 661 ha (1,630 acres) 2001 Sugar Lake: 6,143 ha (15,180 acres) 2001 Swan Lake: 256 ha (630 acres) 2002 Tatachikapika River Plain: 3,384 ha (8,360 acres) 2005 Temagami Island North: 125.6 ha (310 acres) 1997 Tembec Wetland: 8,149 ha (20,140 acres) 2005
The entire area drains into the bay through rivers such as the Churchill, Severn, and Attawapiskat. The region is located in the extreme north of Ontario, extending into both Manitoba to the west and Quebec in the east, and covers around 25 percent of Ontario's total land area (approximately 228,400 km 2).
The Pottageville Wetland Complex is a provincially significant 7.8 km 2 wetland complex composed of 43 individual wetlands. [2] The wetland consists of 93.1% swamp , 6.3% marsh and 0.6% fen . A diversity of soil types is present in this complex, including: humic and mesic (63%); clay and loam (16.7%); sand (15.9%); silt or marl (2.6%); and ...
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Minesing Wetlands is an important staging area for thousands of migratory waterfowl, [7] and is the largest wintering ground for white-tailed deer. [7] It supports numerous plant species which are at the extremities of their natural range, including those indigenous to the arctic tundra in the north and the Carolinian forests to the south, and ...
Some nationally significant wetlands include Point Pelee National Park and Long Point, both on Lake Erie, and Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario. The wetlands of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa River have a diverse array of vegetation types as well, although these have been damaged by the construction of power dams and locks for shipping. [15]