Primary Role The primary role of Sartine Island Ecological Reserve is to protect internationally important nesting sites and terrestrial habitat for breeding birds, many of which are rare and endangered. Together with Triangle Island Ecological Reserve and Beresford Island Ecological Reserve, it represents the single most important seabird area in Pacific Canada. This highly productive
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
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
A good account of the Physical and Biological Characteristics, and several sections on nesting Cormorants. See the full 32 page PDF: Canoe and Rose Islets Management Plan Also historical issues and management strategy. Pictures of fish that are food for double crested cormorants