Wapusk National Park
Wapusk National Park
Churchill, MB R0B0E0
Phone:204-675-8863
Fax:204-675-2026
Phone:888-748-2928
Web: www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/mb/wapusk
Size: 11,475 sq. km.
Established: 1996.
Location:Located in the northeast corner of Manitoba on the shores of Hudson Bay. Park stretches south and inland along Hudson Bay towards the Nelson River. Boundary lies 45 km southeast of the town of Churchill.
Facilities:Limited.
Activities:Limited at present to polar bear viewing and flightseeing. Additionalactivities will be determined when a management plan is finalized forthe park. Activities in the Churchill area include birdwatching, polarbear viewing, beluga whale viewing (in the Churchill River), andcanoeing.
Special Features:Park includes one of the largest known polar bear maternity denning sites in the world and vital habitat for hundreds of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that nest along the coast of Hudson Bay or gather and feed there during annual migrations. Traditional land use by aboriginal and other local users includes gathering of berries, deadwood, flowers and other natural products for domestic purposes, as well as trapping and hunting caribou for domestic consumption.
See other parks in Manitoba.