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Conservancy Info
The conservancy covers Bonilla Island and the adjacent islets North Rock and Northwest Rocks and all foreshore within 200 metres of the shore. The conservancy protects a pre-contact First Nations village, seabird colonies, sea lion rookeries, a tombolo, and rich intertidal resources.
Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy is one of a number of areas that were identified for conservancy status from the North Coast Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP). The Gitxaala First Nation has identified interests in Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy. This conservancy was designated in 2006. See News Release for more information.
General Visitor Information
Location
Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy covers 741 ha of upland habitat in the Hecate Lowlands Ecosection and 843 ha of foreshore in the Hecate Strait Marine Ecosection, for a total of 1584 ha. It is located 35 km south of Kitkatla/Gitxaala and 95 km southwest of Prince Rupert. Access to the conservancy is primarily by boat, although the island is in a very exposed location off of the west coast of Banks Island.
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Nature & Culture
Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy helps protect the areas biological diversity and natural environments by protecting representative coastal flora and fauna, plant communities and animal species at risk, and special features, particularly lowland coastal muskeg (bogs and fens) and bog forests, sea lion haulouts, extensive kelp beds, predator-free islets for breeding colonies of pigeon guillemots and glaucous –winged gulls, and a tombolo. Together with nearby Banks Nii Luutiksm and Gitxaala Nii Luutiksm/Kitkatla conservancies, Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla Conservancy protects over 48 000 ha of terrestrial and marine habitats on the outer coast.
A pre-contact Gitxaala village site is located in the conservancy. A shell midden is the only archaeological site registered with the BC Archaeological Branch located that is located in the conservancy. Additional archaeological sites are likely present but archaeological inventories are incomplete.
