BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Triangle Island (ER #13, no warden) In B.C. Nature’s first visit to the Scott Island Group IBA we joined Coastal Rainforest Safari and their Tlatlasikwala staff to visit Triangle Island. This, and ensuing discussions with both the
BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Moore & Byers Islands (Byers Is. is one island of several in ER#103, no warden) On the same trip as above we supported a joint trip to Moore and Byers Islands to set out trail cameras to
IBA Lepas Bay Islet Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC008 Latitude Longitude 54.175° N 133.041° W Elevation Size 0 m 0.39 km² This page was accessed in may, 2014 at http://www.ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=BC008&seedet=Y Site Description This unnamed Islet lies about 150 m from shore near the head of Lepas Bay at the extreme northwest corner of
IBA Scott Island Group Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbiahttp://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=BC006 Site Summary BC006 Latitude Longitude 50.823° N 128.825° W Elevation Size 0 – 312 m 1186.72 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine) Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Introduced species, Other increased mortality, Oil slicks IBA Criteria:
From http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=BC018 IBA Pacific Spirit Regional Park U of BC – Point Grey, British Columbia Site Summary BC018 Latitude Longitude 49.244° N 123.218° W Elevation Size 50 – 87 m 1.92 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), deciduous woods (temperate), mixed woods (temperate), rivers/streams, bog, urban parks/gardens Land Use: Nature conservation and research, Tourism/recreation Potential or
From : http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC007&lang=EN IBA Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve Port Hardy, British Columbia Site Summary BC007 Latitude Longitude 50.987° N 127.68° W Elevation Size 0 – 85 m 99.28 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine) Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant:
IBA Rankine and Langtry Islands Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC137 Latitude Longitude 52.261° N 131.057° W Elevation Size 0 – 50 m 103.2 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (boreal/alpine), scrub/shrub, rocky flats & barrens Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Introduced species, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Congregatory Species,
From: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC005&lang=EN IBA Kerouard and St. James Islands Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC005 Latitude Longitude 51.926° N 131.002° W Elevation Size 0 – 96 m 126.21 km² Habitats: coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine) Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Introduced species, Other increased mortality, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally
FROM:http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC261&lang=EN IBA Osoyoos Oxbows South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Site Summary BC261 Latitude Longitude 49.096° N 119.539° W Elevation Size 280 – 500 m 14.27 km² Habitats: deciduous woods (temperate), native grassland, rivers/streams, freshwater marsh Land Use: Agriculture, Nature conservation and research, Hunting, Rangeland/pastureland, Tourism/recreation, Water management Potential or ongoing Threats: Arable farming, Dredging/canalization, Introduced
Anne Vallee (Triangle Island) Ecological Reserve : Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized
Barry Booth , Community Conservation Planner Canadian Nature Federation , Federation of BC Naturalists, Wild Bird Trust of BC , IBA program. The issue The east coast of southern Vancouver Island and associated Gulf Islands represent extremely important habitat for a wide variety of birds, during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Recently, several Important Bird Areas were
Marilyn Lambert and Barry P. Booth did this report in January, 2001 for the IBA Program, an International initiative coordinated by Birdlife International, a partnership of member-based organizations in over 1200 countries seeking to identify and Conserve sites important to all bird species worldwide. See the full 4 page PDF :Chain Islets IBA report 2001
From: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC080&lang=EN IBA Cleland Island & Southeast Clayoquot Sound Tofino, British Columbia Site Summary BC080 Latitude Longitude 49.186° N 126.074° W Elevation Size 0 – 10 m 396.71 km² Habitats: open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine) Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Congregatory Species,
FROM: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC010&lang=EN IBA Anthony Island Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC010 Latitude Longitude 52.096° N 131.222° W Elevation Size 0 – 75 m 110.32 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), scrub/shrub Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Introduced species, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Congregatory Species, Colonial Waterbirds/Seabird
From: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC246&seedet=Y IBA Kotcho lake Fort Nelson, British Columbia Site Summary BC246 Latitude Longitude 59.084° N 121.127° W Elevation Size 0 m 256.17 km² Habitats: freshwater lake, freshwater marsh Land Use: Fisheries/aquaculture Potential or ongoing Threats: Extraction industry IBA Criteria: Nationally Significant: Waterfowl Concentrations Conservation status: Site Description Kotcho Lake is situated in the northeastern
From: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=BC045 IBA Chain Islets & Great Chain Islet Victoria, British Columbia Site Summary BC045 Latitude Longitude 48.42° N 123.269° W Elevation Size 0 – 5 m 1.38 km² Habitats: scrub/shrub, sedge/grass meadows, mud or sand flats (saline), open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine), rocky flats & barrens Land Use: Nature conservation and research Potential
http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC106&lang=EN IBA Moore and Byers Islands and Banks Bella Bella, British Columbia Site Summary BC106 Latitude Longitude 52.568° N 129.34° W Elevation Size 0 – 60 m 799.44 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), coastal sand dunes & beaches, inlets/coastal features (marine), coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine), other Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing