Vaseux Protected Area

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]

Vaseux Protected Area
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Location	Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°16′41″N 119°29′05″W
Area	2,015 ha (7.78 sq mi)
Established	April 18, 2001
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	Vaseux Protected Area

See also

• Vaseux Lake
• Vaseux Lake Provincial Park

References

1. "Vaseux Protected Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
2. "Management Direction Statement for Vaseux Protected Area". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, BC Parks. Retrieved 2015-03-09.