Baie de l'Isle-Verte

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Baie de l'Isle-Verte

  • Country: 
    Canada
  • Site number: 
    362
  • Area: 
    2,215 ha
  • Designation date: 
    27-05-1987
  • Coordinates: 
    48°00'N 69°19'W
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Overview

Baie de l'Isle-Verte. 27/05/87; Québec; 2,215 ha; 48°01'N 069°20'W. National Wildlife Area. Some of the last-remaining, unreclaimed Spartina marsh along the St. Lawrence River. The site includes an intertidal zone, providing important breeding habitat for the duck Anas rubripes and serves as an important resting and feeding site for large numbers of migratory Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, etc.), particularly in spring. There is a seasonal visitors' center with trails and an interpretation programme. Ramsar site no. 362. Most recent RIS information: 2001.

Administrative region: 
Quebec

  • National legal designation: 
    • migratory bird sanctuary
    • national wildlife area
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-2001

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