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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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	LC	passage (1982)	200,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1995–1999)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	<1
2001	Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	59

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Other urban & industrial areas
Grassland	-	Edaphic
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools; Saline & alkaline lakes

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

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