National Wildlife Areas

National Wildlife Areas (NWA) are land or water areas, including coastal waters extending out to twelve nautical miles from shore. Wildlife conservation is the primary purpose of Environment Canada’s protected areas, but most sites permit public access, and some offer visitor facilities and limited activities and services for visitors.

For example, Alaksen NWA in British Columbia, Cap Tourmente NWA in Quebec, Mary’s Point Unit of Shepody NWA, Cape Jourimain NWA in New Brunswick, Chignecto NWA in Nova Scotia and Last Mountain Lake NWA in Saskatchewan provide special facilities to view wildlife. In these protected areas, there may be exhibits, trails, brochures and viewing stands to help visitors understand their surroundings. Locally published notices inform people about the activities that are generally permitted in protected areas.

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Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Saskatchewan

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