List of protected areas of Nova Scotia

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This is a list of protected areas of Nova Scotia.

Kejimkujik National Park, Little River
Kejimkujik National Park, Frozen Ocean Lake
Kejimkujik National Park, Still Brook
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Cabot Trail
Cabots Landing Provincial Park

National Parks

Parks administered by Parks Canada:

Canadian Heritage Rivers

National Wildlife Areas

Protected areas administered by Canadian Wildlife Service

National Migratory Bird Sanctuaries

Protected areas administered by Canadian Wildlife Service

Provincial Parks (Operational, Designated)

See List of provincial parks in Nova Scotia

Parks administered by Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources:

Provincial Wilderness Areas

As of January 2016 there were 68 wilderness areas in Nova Scotia.[1] They are regulated by the Wilderness Areas Protection Act under the responsibility of Nova Scotia Environment and are areas where resource extraction, development, use of vehicles and similar activities are prohibited. Hunting, trapping and fishing are permitted.[2]

Provincial Nature Reserves

As of January 2016 there were 70 nature reserves in Nova Scotia. They are ecological sites regulated by the Special Places Protection Act, an Act which also protects archaeological, historical and palaeontological sites. They are areas of special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and natural processes. They are areas that provide educational or research field areas but where recreation is restricted.[3][4]

Provincial Protected Beaches

Provincial Game Sanctuaries

Provincial Wildlife Management Areas

Municipal Protected Areas

Municipalities own many small parks but also operate de facto protected areas in the form of protected municipal water supply areas.

Private Protected Areas

Private Protected Areas are owned by the Nova Scotia Nature Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Nova Scotia Bird Society and the Bowater Mersey Paper Company.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wilderness Areas". www.novascotia.ca. Nova Scotia Environment. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Areas Protection Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nature Reserves". www.novascotia.ca. Nova Scotia Environment. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Special Places Protection Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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