Connors Bros. Donates Island To NB Nature Trust Conservancy
Connors Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company, has donated Southern Wolf Island, one of the most significant Islands in the Bay of Fundy, to The Nature Trust Conservancy of New Brunswick,
Together with East Wolf, Green Rock, Spruce, and Flatpot Islands, Southern Wolf Island is included in the Wolves archipelago, located in the Bay of Fundy about 10 kilometers from Black’s Harbour.
An attraction for tourists and nature enthusiasts, the Bay of Fundy was Canada’s entry and a recent finalist as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Marked by the presence of the Aboriginal travelers, Acadians, English and American Loyalist peoples, the Bay of Fundy has an important heritage that continues to shape the area, according to Renata Woodward of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick.
“The Southern Wolf Island is one of the most familiar of the outer Fundy isles, as the island and its light house can be viewed by passengers on the Grand Manan ferry,” Woodward explained. “Compared to the Grand Manan Archipelago, the Wolf Islands are wild and unspoiled providing shelter to the endangered harlequin ducks.”
The Nature Trust will be responsible for the conservation and management of the Sothern Wolf Island and will work towards establishing partnerships with local schools, clubs and citizens for stewardship purposes. A stewardship fund has been set up in order to manage the island and it is being supported by the Gosling Foundation, William P. Wharton Trust, Davis Conservation Foundation and Environment Canada through the OQO Program.
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