akimiski, island, migratory, bird, sanctuary, migratory, bird, sanctuary, qikiqtaaluk, nunavut, canada, located, akimiski, island, within, james, sanctuary, established, canadian, government, january, 1941, federal, conservation, status, taking, eastern, third. The Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk Nunavut Canada It is located on Akimiski Island within James Bay The sanctuary established by the Canadian government on 1 January 1941 has federal conservation status 1 Taking up the eastern two thirds of the island it is 3 367 km2 1 300 sq mi in overall size including a 1 664 km2 642 sq mi marine area It includes marine intertidal and subtidal components 2 and is rated Category Ib by the International Union for Conservation of Nature 3 Akimiski Island Migratory Bird SanctuaryIUCN category Ib wilderness area Landsat image of Akimiski IslandLocationJames Bay Qikiqtaaluk Nunavut CanadaCoordinates52 57 32 N 81 06 34 W 52 95889 N 81 10944 W 52 95889 81 10944Area3 367 km2 1 300 sq mi Established1941Governing bodyCanadian Wildlife ServiceThe coastal waters and wetlands are important feeding grounds for several varieties of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds These include Atlantic brant Canada goose Caspian tern Hudsonian godwit lesser snow goose red knot and semipalmated plover 4 Among mammalians ringed seals polar bears and beluga whales can be found in the area 5 Other designations EditIn addition to the migratory bird sanctuary designation this area is an Important Bird Area site NU036 Most of the coastline has been designated as a key terrestrial habitat for migratory birds by the Canadian Wildlife Service 1 References Edit a b Akimiski Island James Bay Nunavut bsc eoc org Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2009 04 22 Area Name Akimiski Island mpaglobal org Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 Retrieved 2009 09 05 Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary canada ca Government of Canada Archived from the original on 5 January 2022 Retrieved 22 September 2022 Protected Areas and Sensitive Habitats PDF dfo mpo gc ca p 11 Archived from the original PDF on 2013 06 29 Retrieved 2009 09 05 Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary Archived from the original on 2017 09 18 Retrieved 2016 10 26 External links EditAkimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary official website This Qikiqtaaluk Region Nunavut location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Canadian protected area related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary amp oldid 1111787107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
