Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area

Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
Réserve nationale de faune du cap Tourmente
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A green field in the foreground, and a large hill and a bright blue sky with sparse clouds is in the background. A tree is to the left.
Scenery at the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area.
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LocationSaint-Joachim, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates47°5′N 70°47′W / 47.083°N 70.783°W / 47.083; -70.783
Area23.99 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
EstablishedApril 28, 1978 (1978-04-28)
Governing bodyCanadian Wildlife Service
Official nameCap Tourmente
Designated15 January 1981
Reference no.214[1]

The Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area (NWA) located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the National Provincial Capital Region of Quebec, established on 28 April 1978. It is one of the critical habitats for the greater snow goose during migration. Flocks of tens of thousands of these birds stop over to feed on the bullrushes in the spring and fall. The tidal marsh was recognized as a wetland of international significance per the Ramsar Convention in 1981, the first North American site to receive that distinction.[2]

  1. ^ "Cap Tourmente". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Greater Snow Goose". Hinterland Who's Who. Environment Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010. In 1981, the Cap Tourmente NWA was declared North America's first Ramsar site, a site recognized as a wetland of international importance.