Quill Lakes
Protected lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Quill Lakes are a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada that encompasses the endorheic basin of three distinct lake wetlands: Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake, and Little Quill Lake. On May 27, 1987, it was designated a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention.[2] It was the first Canadian site in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, is a site in the International Biological Programme and Saskatchewan Heritage Marsh Program, and was designated a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site of International significance in May, 1994.[3][4] The site is an important staging and breeding area for spring and fall migration of shorebirds. The site qualifies as an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada[5] for its globally and nationally significant migratory and breeding populations of more than a dozen species of birds. The IBA is designated as Quill Lakes (SK 002).[6]
Quill Lakes | |
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Coordinates | 51°55′N 104°20′W |
Area | 635 square kilometres (245 sq mi) |
Designated | 27 May 1987 |
Reference no. | 365[1] |