Kaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area is a protected wildlife management area located northeast of Shamattawa First Nation, Manitoba, Canada.[2] The WMA is considered to be a Class Ib protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[1] It is 133,820 hectares (516.7 sq mi) in size.[1][3]
| Kaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 56°23′49.01248″N 91°52′3.18518″W / 56.3969479111°N 91.8675514389°W |
| Area | 133,820 ha (516.7 sq mi) |
| Established | 2009 |
History
editKaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area was established in 2009 under the Manitoba Wildlife Act.[3][4] The designation was part of the Manitoba Protected Areas Initiative.[5]
Geography
editKaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area lies northeast of the remote community of Shamattawa, within the traditional territory of Shamattawa First Nation.[2] There are no roads or facilities for visitors.[2]
Drainage flows generally to the north east. The Machichi River flows through the WMA towards its mouth in Hudson Bay. The WMA includes the headwaters of several of its left tributaries.[2]
Ecology
editKaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area is within the Hudson Bay Lowland Ecoregion in the Hudson Plains Ecozone.[6]
The WMA provides winter range for caribou who summer near the coast of Hudson Bay. The WMA is at the northern extent of the northern leopard frog in Manitoba.[2]
Bird species found in the WMA include:[2]
- Sharp-tailed grouse
- Ruffed grouse
- Spruce grouse
- Willow ptarmigan
- Rock ptarmigan
- Sandhill crane
- Bald eagle
- Osprey
- Canada goose
Mammal species found in the WMA include:[2]
- Moose
- Black bear
- Caribou
- Beaver
- Muskrat
- Red squirrel
- Short-tailed weasel
- Marten
- Mink
- River otter
- Wolverine
- Red fox
- Arctic fox
- Lynx
- Wolf
- Snowshoe hare
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Kaskatamagan Sipi Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Manitoba Wildlife Lands". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b Goldsborough, Gordon. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Management Areas". www.mhs.mb.ca. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "The Wildlife Act". Manitoba Laws. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Chronology of Protected Areas" (PDF). Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Smith, R.E; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. "Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes" (PDF). Agriculture Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN 0-662-27446-6. Retrieved July 17, 2022.