Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates65°42′09″N 73°29′30″W / 65.70250°N 73.49167°W / 65.70250; -73.49167
Area107,900 hectares
Established1957-01-01
Governing bodyNunavut

Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary on western Baffin Island within part of the Great Plain of the Koukdjuak in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut.[1] It is classified as Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]

Geography

The sanctuary is located on the eastern shore of Foxe Basin, north of the Foxe Peninsula. Its size is 1,079 square kilometres (417 sq mi).[2][3]

History and conservation

During J. Dewey Soper's 1928–31 Arctic expedition in this area, he located the blue goose (C. c. caerulescens) nesting grounds on Bluegoose Plain by Bowman Bay.[4] The wildlife sanctuary was established in 1957. It received national legal protection under the Wildlife Act of 2003.

The sanctuary protects marine and intertidal wildlife.[2] Industrial activities and hunting are prohibited.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Great Plain of the Koukdjuak Baffin Island, Nunavut". IBA Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Bowman Bay". mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  3. ^ "Bowman Bay (Site Code: 18706)". World Commission on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Nelson, H. K. (1952). "Hybridization of Canada Geese with Blue Geese in the Wild" (PDF). The Auk. 69 (4): 425–428. doi:10.2307/4081022. JSTOR 4081022.
  5. ^ Jahn, Laurence R. (1961). "Conservation Section: the Status of Waterfowl Conservation". Wilson Bulletin. 73 (1): 96–106.


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