Protected Areas in Newfoundland and Labrador

The types of protected area in Newfoundland and Labrador can be divided into two main groups. There are six types under provincial jurisdiction, and seven under federal jurisdiction, all of which are described here.

See a list of all the types of protected areas in the province (8.3 KB), with their associated managing agencies and legislation or view a breakdown of protected area statistics in the table below:

Jurisdiction	Type of Protected Area	#	Area (km²)	% Island Protected^(b)	% Labrador Protected ^(b)	% Province Protected ^(b)
Provincial	Wilderness Reserves	2	3,965	3.56%	0.00%	0.98%
	Ecological Reserves	16	910	0.74%	0.03%	0.22%
	Provincial Parks	31	211	0.18%	0.00%	0.05%
	Wildlife Parks	1	15	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
	Wildlife Reserves^(a)	3	1,183	1.06%	0.00%	0.29%
	Public Reserves^(a)	1	178	0.16%	0.00%	0.04%
	Development Control Area	1	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Federal	National Parks	3	11,906	1.98%	3.30%	2.93%
	National Historic Sites	2	37	0.03%	0.00%	0.01%
	Migratory Bird Sanctuaries	3	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Total Land Protected (NL)		63	18,405	7.72%	3.33%	4.52%

Marine = 162km² (Ecological Reserves and Migratory Bird Sanctuaries)

National Protected Land Average (Canada, Nov. 2003)						8.52%

^(a) Mineral exploration is allowed under permit
^(b) Based on Island area of 111,390 km² and Labrador area of 294,330 km²

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Protected Areas in Newfoundland and Labrador

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