National Wildlife Area definition

National Wildlife Area. (NWA) means a national wildlife area established in the NSA under the CWA;
National Wildlife Area means a wildlife area described in the schedule to the Wildlife Area Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1609 of the Canada Wildlife Act, R.S., 1985, c.W-9.
National Wildlife Area means a National Wildlife Area as defined under Federal Law;

Examples of National Wildlife Area in a sentence

  • Big Creek National Wildlife Area marsh impoundments for increasing wildlife diversity and controlling the growth and spread of invasive plant species.

  • The Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area, located on off the northern tip of Vancouver Island, has been proposed for designation through amendment to the Wildlife Area Regulations.

  • Restoring the hydrological connection between the Big Creek National Wildlife Area and Long Point Inner Bay and the installation of ecopassages to mitigate road kill.

  • The environmental impact statement should primarily focus on effects on the plants and wildlife, and on the ecosystems that form the wildlife habitat found in the National Wildlife Area.

  • Any adverse effects on these ecological features, which make the National Wildlife Area special, should be avoided wherever possible.

  • In 1997, Canada amended its Wildlife Area Regulations to prohibit possession of any lead sinker or jig weighing less than 50 grams while fishing in any National Wildlife Area where sport fishing is allowed, and also amended the National Parks Fishing Regulations to prohibit the possession and use of lead sinkers or jigs while fishing in national parks.

  • Since it involves the construction of a gas pipeline in a National Wildlife Area as defined in section 2 of the Canada Wildlife Act, the project is subject to a comprehensive study, as specified in paragraph 2(c), Part I of the Comprehensive Study List Regulations.

  • Edaiila should be considered as a candidate National Wildlife Area under the PAS.

  • Protection has been afforded to several key areas, including Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area, Sandbanks Provincial Park and a number of Conservation Areas (e.g. Beaver Meadow, Massassauga Point and Demorestville) which help to ensure the long-term protection of some of the County’s most valuable natural heritage assets.

  • To date, Canada has established 14 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) under the Oceans Act, three National Marine Conservation Areas, one marine National Wildlife Area and 59 marine refuges.


More Definitions of National Wildlife Area

National Wildlife Area means a national wildlife area as defined under Federal Law; “Natural Heritage Education Plan” means a plan that addresses natural heritage education in a Protected Area, and may include approaches to education, financial and staffing resources, resource inventories and available research material;

Related to National Wildlife Area

  • Wildlife habitat means a surface water of the state used by plants and animals not considered as pathogens, vectors for pathogens or intermediate hosts for pathogens for humans or domesticated livestock and plants.

  • National Building Regulations means the National Building Regulations made under section 17(1) of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act No.103 of 1977), and published under Government Notice No. R.1081 of 10 June 1988, as amended;

  • Wildland means an area where development is generally limited to roads, railroads, power lines, and widely scattered structures. Such land is not cultivated (i.e., the soil is disturbed less frequently than once in 10 years), is not fallow, and is not in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program. The land may be neglected altogether or managed for such purposes as wood or forage production, wildlife, recreation, wetlands, or protective plant cover.

  • Stormwater management planning area means the geographic area for which a stormwater management planning agency is authorized to prepare stormwater management plans, or a specific portion of that area identified in a stormwater management plan prepared by that agency.

  • Native vegetation means plant species that are indigenous to the region.

  • Wildlife means all species of the animal kingdom whose

  • Virginia Stormwater Management Act means Article 2.3 (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia.

  • Floodplain or flood-prone area means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of “flood”).

  • Anadromous fish means fish that spawn in fresh water and mature in the marine environment.

  • Biological safety cabinet means a containment unit suitable for the preparation of low to moderate risk agents where there is a need for protection of the product, personnel, and environment, according to National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 49.

  • Wildlife officer means any individual authorized by a participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife violation.

  • Indigenous Peoples means social groups with a distinct social and cultural identity that makes them vulnerable to being disadvantaged in the development process, including the presence in varying degrees of the following characteristics: (i) a close attachment to ancestral territories and to the natural resources in these areas; (ii) self-identification and identification by others as members of a distinct cultural group; (iii) an indigenous language, often different from Pilipino, the Recipient’s national language; (iv) presence of customary social and political institutions; and (v) primarily subsistence-oriented production.

  • Coastal high hazard area means a Special Flood Hazard Area extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. The area is designated on a FIRM, or other adopted flood map as determined in Article 3, Section B of this ordinance, as Zone VE.

  • South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan.

  • Wildlife law means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted to manage wildlife resources and the use thereof.

  • chemical tanker means a ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code;

  • Wildlife violation means any cited violation of a statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof.

  • Natural area means an area of the rural or non-urban environment which is in an unspoilt natural state or is of high scenic value, and includes, but is not limited to, national parks, game reserves, nature reserves, marine reserves, wilderness areas, areas of extensive agriculture and scenic areas;

  • Dangerous weapon means any weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, which under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used, or threatened to be used is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury.

  • Stormwater management measure means any practice, technology, process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal non-stormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.

  • Passenger compartment means the space for occupant accommodation, bounded by the roof, floor, side walls, doors, outside glazing and front bulkhead and the plane of the rear compartment bulkhead or the plane of the rear-seat back support.

  • Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act means the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act 16 of 2013);

  • Coastal waters means those waters of Long Island Sound and its harbors, embayments, tidal rivers, streams and creeks which contain a salinity concentration of at least five hundred parts per million under low flow conditions.

  • Cohabitant means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102.

  • National Ambient Air Quality Standards or “NAAQS” means national ambient air quality standards that are promulgated pursuant to Section 109 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7409.

  • polygamous marriage means any marriage to which paragraph 5 applies;