Manitoba Wildlife Refuge Boundaries From Official Regulations

2026-03-25 updated boundaries for all designated wildlife refuges in Manitoba, Canada. The dataset delineates four refuge types: Wildlife Refuge, Game Bird Refuge, Goose Refuge, and Fur Bearing Animal Refuge. Boundaries are derived from physical descriptions in regulation or official survey plans.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the spatial distribution of the four refuge types (Wildlife Refuge, Game Bird Refuge, Goose Refuge, Fur Bearing Animal Refuge) across Manitoba.
• Overlay refuge boundaries with land-use data to assess compliance with activities prohibited by the Use of Wildlife Lands Regulation.
• Create a protected area inventory by integrating these official refuge boundaries with other conservation datasets.

Strengths

• Updated on 2026-03-25, indicating recent maintenance.
• Provides boundaries for four distinct, legally defined refuge types.
• Derived from authoritative sources: the Designation of Wildlife Lands Regulation and official Director of Surveys plans.

Limitations

• No row or feature count is provided, making dataset scale unknown.
• Lacks attribute column details, limiting understanding of associated non-spatial data.
• Geographic scope is restricted solely to the province of Manitoba.

Provenance

Source

Government of Manitoba

Collection Method

Boundaries drawn from physical descriptions in regulation or imported from official CAD survey plans.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Manitoba, Canada