Quill Lakes

Quill Lakes
A piping plover running on a beach
Coordinates51°55′N 104°20′W / 51.917°N 104.333°W / 51.917; -104.333
Area635 square kilometres (245 sq mi)
Designated27 May 1987
Reference no.365[1]
Quill Lakes is located in Saskatchewan
Quill Lakes
Quill Lakes
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Location of Quill Lakes (Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake and Little Quill Lake) in Saskatchewan

The Quill Lakes are a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada that encompasses the endorheic basin of three distinct lake wetlands: Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake, and Little Quill Lake. On May 27, 1987, it was designated a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention.[2] It was the first Canadian site in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, is a site in the International Biological Programme and Saskatchewan Heritage Marsh Program, and was designated a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site of International significance in May, 1994.[3][4] The site is an important staging and breeding area for spring and fall migration of shorebirds. The site qualifies as an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada[5] for its globally and nationally significant migratory and breeding populations of more than a dozen species of birds. The IBA is designated as Quill Lakes (SK 002).[6]

  1. ^ "Quill Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Quill Lakes, Saskatchewan - Ramsar Site". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN)". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Quill Lakes: Site Description". Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas". Nature Saskatchewan. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Quill Lakes". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2022.