Not exact matches
The first priority was to support waterbird populations by watering
habitats that are
critical feeding sites.
San Ignacio lagoon is also the
critical habitat for the nearly extinct Berrendo or pronghorn antelope and an important
feeding habitat for four of the worlds seven species of sea turtles: leatherbacks, hawksbills, green turtles and Olive Ridleys (all endangered).
Its RAMSAR wetlands are an internationally declared
feeding ground for migratory birds and a
critical habitat for rare and endangered species.
Considering the apparent importance of the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound as summer
feeding areas for the eastern Canada - west Greenland bowhead whale population, as indicated by recent IPY results, every effort should be made to maintain the integrity of these ecosystems by limiting additional environmental alterations and human activities within their
critical habitat.
Sea ice
habitat for polar bears has not become progressively worse each year during their season of
critical feeding and mating, as some scaremongers often imply.