Vaseux Protected Area | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Map: | British Columbia |
Location: | Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates: | 49.2782°N -119.4846°W |
Area Ha: | 2015 |
Established: | April 18, 2001 |
Governing Body: | BC Parks |
Vaseux Protected Area is a provincial park in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on April 18, 2001 to protect the habitats of a number of blue-listed and red-listed species, most notably the winter rangeland for California Bighorn Sheep. The protected area adds to the similarly sized Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area that was established by the Canadian Wildlife Service in 1979.[2]