Return to layer listing
National Wildlife Areas - CSW-Quebec
Layer Summary
Aware of the importance of protecting essential wildlife habitat, in 1969 the Canadian Wildlife Service undertook a program to acquire strategic habitat along the St. Lawrence.National Wildlife Areas in Québec are protected sites recognized as nationally and internationally important for conserving life forms in wetlands. A variety of activities to preserve biodiversity are carried out in these areas, which are key elements of the environmental challenge of the St. Lawrence corridor.These areas are models of protected zones that are essential for conserving wetlands in the St. Lawrence.In 2000, there are eight National Wildlife Areas in Québec along the St. Lawrence River between Lac Saint-François in the west and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the east.
If this layer needs a better description, tag it on
del.icio.us
.