Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
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Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Location in British Columbia | |
Location | Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 49°16′41″N 119°00′00″W / 49.278192°N 119°W / 49.278192; -119Coordinates: 49°16′41″N 119°00′00″W / 49.278192°N 119°W / 49.278192; -119 |
Area | 812 ha (2,010 acres) |
Designation | National Wildlife Area |
Established | 1979 |
Governing body | Canadian Wildlife Service |
Website | Vaseux-Bighorn NWA |
Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area in British Columbia, Canada, primarily set aside to protect winter rangeland for California Bighorn Sheep.[2]
Geography[]
Situated 25 kilometres (km) south of Penticton, B.C., between Oliver and Okanagan Falls, Vaseux–Bighorn includes the following six distinct management units:[3]
- Irrigation Creek Unit
- Southeast Uplands Unit
- Northeast Uplands Unit
- Westside Unit
- North Wetlands Unit
See also[]
- List of National Wildlife Areas in Canada
- Vaseux Lake
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- Vaseux Protected Area
References[]
- ^ "Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Vaseux Protected Area". Environment Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Vaseux–Bighorn National Wildlife Area Management Plan" (PDF). Environment Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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