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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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator	LC	winter (1997)	580 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1987–1990)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Beaumont Park	A - Park (II)	1
1991	Ellis Island Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools; Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fraser Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fraser-lake-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.