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The Witless Bay Islands are part of the Maritime Barrens-Southeastern Barrens subregion (1.1 MB). The Islands were originally designated a wildlife reserve in 1964. They became the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve in 1983, three years after the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act was passed. ^ Top of page. How to get there
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve is an ecological preserve close to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada . The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve consists of four islands: Gull Island, Green Island, Great Island, and Pee Pee Island. Immense numbers of birds nest on these islands during the seabird breeding season, roughly from 1 April ...
The Witless Bay Islands are part of the Maritime Barrens-Southeastern Barrens subregion (1.1 MB). The Islands were originally designated a wildlife reserve in 1964. They became the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve in 1983, three years after the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act was passed. ^ Top of page. How to get there
We took a zodiac tour of several of the islands that make up Witless Bay Ecological reserve. On June 6, 2019 we saw the first sightings of humpback whales, lots of puffins and a couple icebergs. It was an incredible experience.
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Jan 1 - Dec 31. Composed of four small islands, this reserve is one of nature's greatest wonders. In summer it is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds that come to the islands to nest and raise their young. Whales swim here, especially humpbacks and minkes. Contact us via email or check our website for more information about the reserve.
The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve consists of four islands: Gull Island, Green Island, Great Island, and Pee Pee Island. Immense numbers of nesting birds nest on these islands during the seabird breeding season, roughly from 1 April through 1 September. The Witless Bay reserve contains North America's largest Atlantic puffin colony.
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Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. Consisting of four islands in Witless Bay, this reserve is North America's largest Atlantic puffin colony, with more than 260,000 pairs nesting here during the late spring and summer. Every summer, more than a million pairs of birds gather here, including puffins, kittiwakes, storm petrels and the penguinlike ...
