Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area .: CW66-331/2014E-PDF

"Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area (NWA) is a small island in southern Lake Muskoka, central Ontario. It is composed of solid granite outcroppings around the perimeterand a mix of deciduous and coniferous forest in the interior. Eleanor Island was protected as a municipal bird sanctuary before being transferred to Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service. In 1971, it was designated a Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS) to protect colonial nesting waterbirds. In 1978, Eleanor Island was designated an NWA to afford greater protection for colonial nesting waterbirds and their habitat, and to serve as a site for long-term research."

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service. Ontario Region.
Title Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area .
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Réserve nationale de faune de l'île Eleanor.
Incorrect catalogue number (CW66-340/2013E-PDF) and ISBN (978-1-100-22384-1) printed in this publication.
Issued also in print format.
Publishing information [Gatineau, QC] : Environment Canada, c2014.
Description [1] p. : col. ill.
Catalogue number
  • CW66-331/2014E-PDF
Subject terms Conservation areas
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