Mc Connell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Mc Connell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary

The McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 32,800 hectare sanctuary, at 60°50′N 94°20′W / 60.833°N 94.333°W / 60.833; -94.333, is on Hudson Bay's west coast, 27 km south of Arviat, and 50 km north of the Manitoba border. Its namesake is the McConnell River which flows to the Hudson Bay. The Bird Sanctuary is home to and an important breeding ground for Lesser Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, and Canada Goose.

Established in 1960 under the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations of the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1917, the sanctuary is privately owned by the Inuit of Nunavut. It received Ramsar Convention designation May 24, 1982, making it Canada's 14th Ramsar site.

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