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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1995)	2,800 birds	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1968)	27,000 birds	A4i
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan	LC	breeding (1995)	30,000 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1995)	20,000-49,999 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Upper Assiniboine	Wildlife Management Area (V)	1
2006	NE-04-008-24 W	Private Land (IV)	<1
2006	NE-35-007-24 W	Private Land (IV)	<1
2006	NW-35-007-24 W	Private Land (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Temperate deciduous
Grassland	-	Edaphic
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oak Lake/Plum Lakes Area (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oak-lake-plum-lakes-area-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.