to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other BIGCAPE CREEK JOURIMAIN wildlife and their habitats. NWAs are established under the authority of the Wildlife Act

NATIONALNATIONAL and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife. W il let Migratory Bird Sanctuaries (MBSs) are established WILDLIFEWILDLIFE under the authority of the Migratory Birds Convention AREAAREA Act, 1994, and provide a refuge for migratory birds a in marine and terrestrial environments. The current re A fe Protected Areas Network consists of 54 NWAs and li ild l W 92 MBSs comprising more than 12 million hectares na io at N across Canada. ain Who can I contact? rim Jou pe Ca Environment Canada – Atlantic Region What can I do at NWA? Canadian Wildlife Service What makes Cape Jourimain Access to Cape Jourimain NWA is permitted 17 Waterfowl Lane NWA so special? for activities such as wildlife observation, hiking, Sackville, E4L 4N1 canoeing, picnicking and photography. Hunting, 1-800-668-6767 Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Area (NWA) trapping and fishing are permitted in accordance email: [email protected] is located on a prominent coastal headland • attracts an exceptional variety of shorebirds with relevant federal and provincial regulations. www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/ in the , New Brunswick. during fall migration—30 species have been The Cape Jourimain Nature Centre, operated Established in 1980, its 621 hectares protect recorded, of which 20 occur regularly; by a charitable, not-for-profit organization, is open a large variety of wildlife habitats including • supports some uncommon plants such Where is Cape Jourimain NWA? for public visitation from the May long weekend salt- and fresh-water marshes, intertidal flats, as the American Groundnut. to mid-October. sand dunes, and coastal forest. Over 200 species The NWA is bisected by the approach to the Cap of birds have been recorded at Cape Jourimain e Jo , which opened in 1997. uri ma NWA, which also in Na tu re C • provides nesting habitats for many birds such en t What are Environment Canada re as the , Osprey, Willet American Black Duck Protected Areas? and a variety of songbirds; • supports thousands of migrating waterfowl Environment Canada establishes marine and ISBN: 978-1-100-22974-4 each year, such as Canada Geese, American terrestrial NWAs for the purposes of conservation, Cat. No.: CW66-354/2013E-PDF For information regarding reproduction rights, please contact Black Duck and Northern Pintail; research and interpretation. NWAs are established Environment Canada’s Inquiry Centre at 1-800-668-6767 (in Canada only) or 819-997-2800 or email to [email protected]. Photos: © Environment Canada unless otherwise noted; marsh and nature centre © C. MacKinnon; aerial photo © A. MacFarlane; Willet © Thinkstockphotos.ca © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2014