User:Boxfishy/Christie Islet Migratory Bird Sanctuary/Cc20frai Peer Review

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This article presents the Christie Islet Migratory Bird Sanctuary. To begin with, the strength of this article lies in the way it is written. The sentences are concise and understandable, and as a non-native English speaker, I had no trouble understanding the article. What's more, the tone is neutral. The article does not seem to offer any bias, nor any attempt to convince for a particular point of view. The article's references are also neutral and reliable. Many of the references are from the Canadian government, which also has a duty to be honest about its sources, so the information is verified. All links work and are recent.

Several interesting points are made in this article. However, they deserve to be developed further. When reading the article, some information and topics are brought up, but the reader is left wanting more. Moreover, the article does not meet the goal of addressing at least five of the topics proposed in our course, with the exception of which species can be found.

First about environmental degradation. I feel this could be a paragraph in its own right. It would be interesting to develop it further, to understand what types of degradation have taken place, what species have been affected, and whether species already endangered have been affected. This paragraph could also address the question of the influence of climate change on this island and thus include one of the subjects proposed by the course.

The section on habitat and species also deserves more detail. The habitat is well described, and a picture would be interesting to better imagine it. However, the species are listed without any real information as to which are of particular interest or are in the majority on the island. This information would also meet the goal of the topics to be covered requested by the course. In addition, the 2014-15 report on seabirds and mammals seems to be very complete on this subject and very up-to-date. Other information on the region is also provided. This report seems to have a lot of the information needed for the article, and it might be wise to study it in a little more detail.

Finally, the section on regulation is well-developed but does not directly concern the Christie Islet Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It would have been good to make the link between the guidelines for migratory bird sanctuaries in general and those of the article in particular. For example, it's mentioned several times that visiting the island is not permitted, but this part develops the behavior to be expected in this sanctuary, which doesn't make sense if you're not allowed to go there. Secondly, the section mentioning that the sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage site could have been included in this chapter. This special status inevitably influences the regulation of this region.

The major shortcoming of this article is the absence of any historical aspect. No dates are given, so the reader does not know when the sanctuary began to be protected, how long it has been part of UNESCO heritage, or when it was discovered. No information is given on the First Nation: was this small island ever inhabited? A paragraph on history should be added. Furthermore, the subjects of environmental protection and First Nations are two very important aspects of this type of nature reserve and are not sufficiently developed in this article.

The structure of the article is clear. The lead has not changed since the original article. However, it is concise and does not give undeveloped information throughout the article. It could be fleshed out a little more in the final version if paragraphs are added, and it might be worth mentioning that this island is in a site designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. For the section on geography, the section on environmental degradation could be a chapter in itself. The section on UNESCO could have been partly added to the regulation. For the section on species and habitat, it would have been more logical to start with a description of the habitat and then introduce the different animals found there. Within each section, the paragraphs are clear and logical. Each paragraph covers a specific topic.