Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area Management Plan

Table of contents

• Document information
• 1 Description of the protected area
  • 1.1 Regional context
  • 1.2 Historical background
  • 1.3 DND UXO and legacy site management at Wellers Bay NWA
  • 1.4 Land ownership
  • 1.5 Infrastructure
• 2 Ecological resources
  • 2.1 Terrestrial and aquatic habitats
  • 2.2 Wildlife
    • 2.2.1 Birds
    • 2.2.2 Mammals
    • 2.2.3 Reptiles and amphibians
    • 2.2.4 Invertebrates
    • 2.2.5 Fishes
  • 2.3 Species at risk
  • 2.4 Non-native and invasive species
• 3 Management challenges & threats
  • 3.1 UXO hazards and risks
  • 3.2 Restoration and management of important habitats and Wellers Bay coastal sand spit
  • 3.3 Unauthorized public access
  • 3.4 Non-native and invasive plants
  • 3.5 Non-native, invasive and overabundant wildlife and feral and domestic animals
  • 3.6 Motorized watercrafts
  • 3.7 Climate variability and projected climate change
• 4 Goals & objectives
  • 4.1 Vision
  • 4.2 Goals and objectives
  • 4.3 Evaluation
• 5 Management approaches
  • 5.1 Habitat protection and management
  • 5.2 Wildlife management
    • 5.2.1 Waterfowl and migratory birds
    • 5.2.2 Overabundant wildlife and feral and domestic animals
  • 5.3 Species at risk
  • 5.4 Monitoring and surveys
  • 5.5 Research
  • 5.6 Multi-agency land management partnerships
  • 5.7 Public information and outreach
• 6 Authorizations and prohibitions
  • 6.1 Prohibition of entry
  • 6.2 Authorizations
  • 6.3 Exceptions
  • 6.4 Other federal and provincial authorizations
• 7 Health and safety
• 8 Enforcement
• 9 Plan implementation
  • 9.1 Management authority and mandate
  • 9.2 Management plan review
• 10 Collaborators
• 11 Literature cited
• 12 Additional information sources
• Appendix 1: Legislation
• Appendix 2: Canadian Wildlife Service (Ontario) conditions of research requests
• Appendix 3: Environment and Climate Change Canada Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area public information notice, 2013
• Appendix 4: Department of National Defence Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area public information Notice, 2014
• Appendix 5: Contacts for Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area