Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
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. It is classified as Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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).
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. 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. Industrial activities and hunting are prohibited.
References
- ^ "Great Plain of the Koukdjuak Baffin Island, Nunavut". IBA Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Bowman Bay". mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Bowman Bay (Site Code: 18706)". World Commission on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jahn, Laurence R. (1961). "Conservation Section: the Status of Waterfowl Conservation". Wilson Bulletin. 73 (1): 96–106.
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