National Marine Conservation Areas of Canada

Canada’s National Marine Conservation Areas System Plan

Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)

Greek for 'ice loving', its scientific name aptly describes this ghostly white bird, one of the hardiest gulls in the world. It lives year-round amid the polar ice and snow and is rarely seen outside the Arctic. It is a bold and aggressive scavenger and feeds on anything it can find - fish, crustaceans and dead whales and seals, including polar bear kills.