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  2. List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Sign on the limit of Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Quebec. Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. [1] The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.

  3. Canada Wildlife Act - Wikipedia

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    "The purpose of wildlife areas is to preserve habitats that are critical to migratory birds and other wildlife species, particularly those that are at risk." [ 1 ] Further, the Wildlife Area Regulations, a component of the Canada Wildlife Act, identifies activities which are prohibited on such areas because they may harm a protected species or ...

  4. List of birds of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    The common loon is the official provincial bird of Ontario. This list of birds of Ontario includes all the bird species recorded in the Canadian province of Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of August 2024 there were 511 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the province. [1] [2] Ontario ...

  5. Migratory Birds Convention Act - Wikipedia

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    The Migratory Birds Convention Act (also MBCA) is a Canadian law established in 1917 and significantly updated in June 1994 which contains regulations to protect migratory birds, their eggs, and their nests from destruction by hunting, trafficking and commercialization. A permit is required to engage in any of these activities.

  6. Canadian Wildlife Service - Wikipedia

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    In 1916, Great Britain (for Canada) and the United States of America signed the "Migratory Birds Convention", followed by the Parliament of Canada passing the Migratory Birds Convention Act in 1917, which gave the federal government responsibility for managing migratory bird species either harmless or beneficial to man. The Convention adopted a ...

  7. List of nature centres in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Southwestern Ontario: 165 hectares (410 acres), offers workshops, special events, includes the J.C. Taylor Centre Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary: Morrisburg: Eastern Ontario: website, operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, 9,000 hectares, interpretive centre with exhibits, environmental education programs Wawanosh Nature Centre ...

  8. Moose River (Ontario) - Wikipedia

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    Moose River Bird Sanctuary lies at the mouth of the Moose River and comprises Ship Sands Island and a piece of land on the eastern flats of the river mouth. The 14.60 km 2 (5.64 sq mi) sanctuary is protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act and is part of the Southern James Bay wetland complex, which was designated a wetland of ...

  9. Southern James Bay - Wikipedia

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    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. The shallow waters of the James Bay region represent an important late autumn staging area for migratory, Arctic-breeding waterbirds ...