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Reserves and protected areas are critical for conserving sensitive ecological areas and species.  At the "Crusher Site" within what was then (October 2002) the Sandy Cove Provisional Ecological Reserve. . [L-R] Julie Bettney, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Dulcie House, Limestone Barrens Habitat Stewardship Program; [Minister Bettney's communications officer?]; Nathalie Djan-Chékar, Wildlife Division. Photo: (for) Dulcie House. [CLICK image to enlarge.] Formal Reserves: Within the "limestone regions" of the Island of Newfoundland the following formal reserves and protected areas exist:
Port au Choix National Historic Site Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve - See also: the reserve order and the management plan Watts Point Ecological Reserve - See also: the reserve order and the management plan Sandy Cove Ecological Reserve - See also: the reserve order and the management plan Table Point Ecological Reserve - See also: the reserve order and the management plan Under the Newfoundland and Labrador Endangered Species Act [Section 28], when a species has been designated as vulnerable, threatened, endangered or extirpated, the Government Minister responsible may, by order, set aside, for a specified of time, (a) an area of land to be protected as recovery habitat; and (b) an area of land to be protected as critical habitat. [Page last updated: November 12, 2021] ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... |
