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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
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	breeding (1986)	2,257 nests	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park	Provincial Park (III)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Temperate coniferous; Temperate deciduous; Temperate mixed
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasakeemeemisekak Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasakeemeemisekak-islands-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.