The land is very well suited to having a nature sanctuary because of all the water.

It was established as Canada's first nature sanctuary in 1958.

In 1989, the County agreed to buy the island for $9.2 million and preserve it as a nature sanctuary.

Five special nature sanctuaries are protected from any human disturbance.

The island has since been declared a nature sanctuary.

What follows is a guide to three diverse nature sanctuaries.

In 2003 an application was made to turn the site into a rural recreation area, nature sanctuary and workshops.

In 1975, the nature sanctuary was opened, but it was still far from completion.

But these parks and wilderness areas will not be strictly nature sanctuaries.

The society has long worked to conserve land, oversee nature sanctuaries and provide environmental education.