Moose River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
51.3247° N, 80.3459° W
Moose River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Ontario. 51.3247° N, 80.3459° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 26.8 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/moose-river-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Moose River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 26.8 km² migratory bird sanctuary 11 km northeast of Moose Factory, in Ontario. It was established in 1958.
- Area
- 26.8 km²
- Established
- 1958
Conditions today
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of rain showers changing to 30 percent chance of rain showers this evening and then to 30 percent chance of flurries or rain showers overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 1.
Weather: Moosonee (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:02 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Official record
- Designation
- Migratory bird sanctuary
- IUCN category
- Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region
Names
- Refuge d'oiseaux migrateurs de la Rivière-MooseFrench form
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