Abbreviations Key

  • AR = Avifaunal Reserve
  • BR = Biosphere Reserve
  • BiR = Bird Reserve
  • BS = Bird Sanctuary
  • BG = Botanical Garden
  • CA = Conservation Area
  • CP = County Park
  • CvP = Conservation Park
  • EBA = Endemic Bird Area
  • ER = Ecological Reserve
  • FP = Forest Park
  • FR = Forest Reserve
  • GR = Game Reserve
  • IBA = Important Bird Area
  • IPP = Interprovincial Park
  • IR = Island Reserve
  • LNR = Local Nature Reserve
  • MBS = Migratory Bird Sanctuary
  • MFP = Mountain Forest Park
  • MIR = Mainland Island Reserve
  • MNM = Marine National Monument
  • MP = Marine Park
  • MWR = Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
  • NA = Natural Area
  • NAR = Natural Area Reserve
  • NBCA = National Biodiversity Conservation Area
  • NBS = National Bird Sanctuary
  • NC = Nature Center
  • NCA = National Conservation Area
  • NERR = National Esturine Research Reserve
  • NF = National Forest
  • NFP = National Forest Park
  • NMS = National Marine Sanctuary
  • NNR = National Nature Reserve
  • NP = National Park
  • NPa = Nature Park
  • NPR = National Park Preserve
  • NPr = Nature Preserve
  • NR = Nature Reserve
  • NRA = National Recreation Area
  • NRCA = Natural Resources Conservation Area
  • NS = Nature Sanctuary
  • NTGP = National Tallgrass Prairie
  • NWA = National Wildlife Area
  • NWR = National Wildlife Refuge
  • PA = Protected Area
  • PNR = Parc Naturel Régional (Regional Natural Park)
  • PP = Provincial Park
  • RCS = RAMSAR Convention Site
  • RNP = Regional Nature Park
  • RPPN = Private Natural Heritage Reserve
  • RSPB = Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Reserve
  • SF = State Forest
  • SNR = Strict Nature Reserve
  • SeNR = State Nature Reserve
  • SP = State Park
  • SPA = Special Protection Area
  • SeR = Seabird Reserve
  • SR = State Reserve
  • SSS = State Seabird Sanctuary
  • SWA = State Wildlife Area
  • SWMA = State Wildlife Management Area
  • SWR = State Wildlife Refuge
  • SWS = State Wildlife Sanctuary
  • TP = Transfrontier Park
  • TR = Tiger Reserve
  • WA = Wildlife Area
  • WBR = World Biosphere Reserve
  • WII = Wetland of International Importance
  • WMA = Wildlife Management Area
  • WRw = Wildfowl Reserve
  • WRf = Wildlife Refuge
  • WRs = Wildlife Reserve
  • WP = Waterfowl Park
  • WiP = Wilderness Park
  • WiRv = Wilderness Reserve
  • WeRv = Wetland Reserve
  • WS = Wildlife Sanctuary
  • WeS = Wetland Sanctuary
  • WoS = Woodland Sanctuary
  • WWT = Wildfowl & Wetlands Reserve

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