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The Pacific gull is a large white-headed gull with a distinctively heavy bill.. Gulls range in size from the little gull, at 120 grams (4 + 1 ⁄ 4 ounces) and 29 centimetres (11 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches), to the great black-backed gull, at 1.75 kg (3 lb 14 oz) and 76 cm (30 in).
Immature birds are gray-brown and are darker and more uniform than European herring gulls, with a darker tail. As is common with other gulls, they are colloquially referred to simply as seagulls . It occurs in a variety of habitats including coasts, lakes, rivers, parking lots and garbage dumps .
The genus Sula was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [3] The type species is the brown booby. [4] The name is derived from súla, the Old Norse and Icelandic word for the other member of the family Sulidae, the gannet.
Pet birds imported from the United States must accompany the owner or an immediately family member into Canada. They must be found to be healthy when inspected at the place of entry and have been in the owner’s possession for 90 days preceding the importation, during which they cannot have been in contact with any other birds.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, first enacted in 1918 to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Canada. [1]
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1]
"The purpose of wildlife areas is to preserve habitats that are critical to migratory birds and other wildlife species, particularly those that are at risk." [ 1 ] Further, the Wildlife Area Regulations, a component of the Canada Wildlife Act, identifies activities which are prohibited on such areas because they may harm a protected species or ...
The Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary is Canada's largest federally owned protected area, encompassing some 61,765 km 2 (23,848 sq mi) of the Arctic Circle coastline. 6,710 km 2 (2,590 sq mi) are marine, and 55,055 km 2 (21,257 sq mi) are terrestrial.