Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary from space
Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in Nunavut
Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Location within Nunavut
Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in Canada
Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Location within Canada
Coordinates66°35′N 071°30′W / 66.583°N 71.500°W / 66.583; -71.500[1]
Area816,599 ha (2,017,860 acres)
WebsiteIsulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Designated24 May 1982
Reference no.249[2]

The Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary formerly the Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, or Dewey Soper, is a migratory bird sanctuary in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.[1] It is located in western Baffin Island, from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River, and is named in honour of zoologist J. Dewey Soper. It is an 8,159 km2 (3,150 sq mi) area that was classified a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 24, 1982. The bird sanctuary supports nearly 30% of the breeding geese in Canada, making it the largest goose colony in the world. Up to two million birds of various species use the area for summer nesting, and it is also "habitat for one of Canada's major barren-ground caribou herds".[3] The sanctuary was established in 1957, and is subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, which defines and governs ownership, land use and hunting rights in the area .

It is an intertidal zone on a broad coastal plain with raised, slightly sloping beaches, spotted with circular shallow lakes and a marsh plain.[4]

Nunavut bird sanctuaries in green

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Environment and Climate Change Canada. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut - Ramsar Site". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  4. ↑ "The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance - CANADA". Ramsar Convention Bureau. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-05.


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