CA143
Dog Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC breeding (1996) 1,050 nests A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1997 Dog Lake Wildlife Management Area Wildlife Management Area (III) 59

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Improved pasture land
Forest - Temperate deciduous
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater marshes & swamps; Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
hunting minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dog Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dog-lake-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.