Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary. The area along with numerous small islands and sheltered marine waters stretching between the southern tip of Vancouver Island and Comox constitutes the habitat of the Gulf Islands Biotic Area. Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary MBS is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in and around the City of Victoria British Columbia. Lands adjacent to the MBS are of low elevation. We are advocates for the best marine-related practices for Victoria Harbour.
Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary This urban sanctuary - the first MBS in Pacific Canada - was established on October 27 1923 to curb hunting of birds like Brant.
Lands adjacent to the MBS are of low elevation. The Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1923 to avert the threatened extinction of the Pacific Brant goose then a popular meal at the Christmas table. It includes migratory bird nesting grounds and an estuary and it was all captured under the federally created Greater Victoria Bird Sanctuary in 1923. The Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary VHMBS established in 1923 is one of three in the region and spans five municipalities from View Royal to Saanich.