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Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitats. NWAs are established POLAR under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and BIG CREEK are, first and foremost, places for wildlife. Migratory BEAR PASS Bird Sanctuaries (MBSs) are established under the authority of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, R NATIONAL e d P NATIONAL 1994, and provide a refuge for migratory birds h a la WILDLIFE in marine and terrestrial environments. The current ro p WILDLIFE e a Protected Areas Network consists of 54 NWAs re A AREA e f li and 92 MBSs comprising more than 12 million d AREA il W l a hectares across Canada. on ti Na s as r P ea B What can I do at Polar Bear Pass NWA? Who can I contact? lar Po at ou arib In the Nunavut territory, Nunavut beneficiaries, Environment Canada – ry C Pea as per the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Prairie and Northern Region What makes Polar Bear Pass can harvest wildlife for their economic, social Canadian Wildlife Service NWA so special? and cultural needs. Access to Polar Bear Pass P.O. Box 1714 NWA is restricted except for Nunavut beneficiaries. Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area (NWA) such as Brant and shorebirds such For all non-beneficiaries, a permit must be obtained 1-800-668-6767 on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, is one of the largest as Red Phalarope; to either access or conduct any type of activity email: [email protected] NWAs in Canada at over 2636 square kilometres. • provides habitat for 11 other mammal species in the NWA. More information on access www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/ It was created in 1986 and features an unusual such as Arctic Fox, Walrus, Muskoxen and permitting for Polar Bear Pass NWA can concentration and diversity of wildlife species and Peary Caribou, a species at risk; be obtained by contacting the Environment Where is Polar Bear Pass NWA? for its latitude. The area includes extensive wetlands • is a Wetland of International Importance Canada regional office. surrounded by ridges that are basically polar desert. under the Ramsar Convention. A Many long-term scientific studies of arctic animals rctic Polar Bear Pass NWA is managed by Environment Fox and the ecosystem have been conducted at the Canada in partnership with the Area Co-management research station in Polar Bear Pass. Committee of Resolute Bay, Nunavut. Polar Bear Pass NWA • is so named because Polar Bears pass What are Environment Canada through in spring and summer on their Protected Areas? ISBN: 978-1-100-23212-6 way to an important feeding area in Graham Cat. No.: CW66-373/2014E-PDF Environment Canada establishes marine and For information regarding reproduction rights, please contact Moore Bay to the southwest; Environment Canada’s Inquiry Centre at 1-800-668-6767 terrestrial NWAs for the purposes of conservation, (in Canada only) or 819-997-2800 or email to [email protected]. • supports at least 54 species of birds including Photos: © Environment Canada except Arctic Fox research and interpretation. NWAs are established to © Garry Donaldson and Red Phalarope © Glen Tepke 30 breeding species, particularly waterfowl © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2014 populations sauvages ainsi que leurs habitats. Les RNF sont établies en vertu de la Loi sur les espèces sauvages du Canada et sont d’abord RÉSERVE et avant tout des territoires destinés aux espèces BIG CREEK sauvages. Les refuges d’oiseaux migrateurs (ROM) NATIONALE sont établis en vertu de la Loi de 1994 sur la convention concernant les oiseaux migrateurs P NATIONAL h al a DE FAUNE et procurent un refuge aux oiseaux migrateurs r o p e WILDLIFE dans les milieux terrestres et marins. Le réseau à b s e s c DE POLAR a P d’aires protégées actuel comprend 54 RNF la r r a g AREA e e B r et 92 ROM qui couvrent une superficie de plus a BEAR PASS ol P de de 12 millions d’hectares au Canada. e un fa de Pourquoi le Avec qui puis-je na tio na Que puis-je faire dans la réserve la réserve de ve communiquer? ser a ré de Polar Bear Pass? Polar Bear Pass y à l Pear u de Environnement Canada – est-elle si particulière? Caribo Dans le territoire du Nunavut, les bénéficiaires du Région des Prairies et du Nord Nunavut, en vertu de l’Accord sur les revendications La Réserve nationale de faune (RNF) de Polar Bear et les oiseaux de rivage comme le Phalarope Service canadien de la faune territoriales du Nunavut, peuvent récolter les espèces Pass, sur l’île Bathurst au Nunavut, est l’une des RNF à bec large; C.P. 1714 fauniques pour leurs besoins économiques, sociaux les plus importantes au Canada, couvrant plus de • fournit un habitat pour 11 autres espèces Iqaluit (Nunavut) X0A 0H0 et culturels. L’accès à la RNF de Polar Bear Pass 2636 kilomètres carrés. Créée en 1986, cette réserve de mammifères comme le renard arctique, 1-800-668-6767 est limité, excepté pour les bénéficiaires du Nunavut. se distingue par une quantité et une diversité particu- le morse, le bœuf musqué et le caribou courriel : [email protected] Tous les non-bénéficiaires doivent obtenir un permis lière d’espèces fauniques considérant sa latitude. de Peary, une espèce en péril; www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/ pour accéder à la RNF ou y effectuer tout type L’aire comprend de vastes zones humides entourées • est une zone humide d’importance nationale d’activité. Pour en savoir plus sur l’accès à la RNF de falaises qui sont essentiellement désertes. De aux termes de la Convention de Ramsar. Où est la réserve de Polar Bear Pass? de Polar Bear Pass et l’obtention de permis, nombreuses études scientifiques à long terme sur des La RNF de Polar Bear Pass est gérée par veuillez communiquer avec le bureau régional animaux arctiques et l’écosystème ont été menées Environnement Canada en partenariat avec d’Environnement Canada. à la station de recherche de Polar Bear Pass. le Comité de gestion conjointe de la réserve Re nard arc tiq La RNF de Polar Bear Pass : de Resolute Bay au Nunavut. ue • est nommée ainsi parce que les ours polaires la traversent au printemps et en été en route Qu’est-ce que les aires protégées vers une aire d’alimentation importante d’Environnement Canada? ISBN : 978-0-660-21762-8 N° de cat. : CW66-373/2014F-PDF à la baie Graham Moore vers le sud-ouest; Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur les droits de reproduction, Environnement Canada établit des RNF marines veuillez communiquer avec l’Informathèque d’Environnement Canada • abrite au moins 54 espèces d’oiseaux, dont au 1-800-668-6767 (au Canada seulement) ou 819-997-2800 ou par et terrestres à des fins de conservation, de recherche courriel à [email protected]. 30 espèces nicheuses, particulièrement Photos : © Environnement Canada sauf Renard arctique et d’interprétation. La création de RNF vise à protéger © Garry Donaldson et Phalarope à bec large © Glen Tepke; la sauvagine comme la Bernache cravant © Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada représentée par la ministre les oiseaux migrateurs, les espèces en péril et d’autres de l’Environnement, 2014.
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