Conservancy overview
Kilbella Estuary Conservancy was established as part of government’s land use decision for the central coast planning area. This conservancy protects a large complex estuary with several freshwater channels of variable size and depth braiding through the flats. The estuary is important grizzly and waterfowl habitat, with high use by bears, fish, herons, trumpeter swans and western grebes.
Advisories
This conservancy is located at the mouth of Kilbella River in Rivers Inlet, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of Wuikinuxv Village and 85 kilometres southeast of Bella Bella.
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Conservancy details
- Date established: May 22, 2007
- Size: 376 hectares (206 ha upland and 170 ha foreshore)
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
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