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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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	19

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

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ponass Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ponass-lake-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.