| Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Iucn Category: | IV |
| Location: | Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Coordinates: | 65.7025°N -73.4917°W |
| Area: | 107,900 hectares |
| Established: | 1957-01-01 |
| Governing Body: | Nunavut |
Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary on western Baffin Island within part of the Great Plain of the Koukdjuak in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut.[1] It is classified as Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]
The sanctuary is located on the eastern shore of Foxe Basin, north of the Foxe Peninsula. Its size is 1079km2.[2] [3]
During J. Dewey Soper's 1928–31 Arctic expedition in this area, he located the blue goose (C. c. caerulescens) nesting grounds on Bluegoose Plain by Bowman Bay.[4] The wildlife sanctuary was established in 1957. It received national legal protection under the Wildlife Act of 2003.
The sanctuary protects marine and intertidal wildlife.[2] Industrial activities and hunting are prohibited.[5]