[2] The NWA is one of the most important seabird nesting areas in the Canadian Arctic for black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, northern fulmar, and thick-billed murre.

[3] The Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area is home to many seabird species and marine animals, providing essential nutrients to nearby Indigenous communities.

[4] The Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area (NNWA) is positioned 20 km (12 mi) off the south of Ellesmere Island in the eastern Jones Sound of Nunavut.

Geographically, Coburg Island comprises upland Canadian Shield terrain, coastal lowlands in the northwest, and Davis Highlands.

The ACMC is responsible for all policy decisions, permits, research, visitor use, and protection of Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area's habitat and species.

The Indigenous population at Grise Fiord, Canada's most northerly public community, located on southern Ellesmere island (approximately 100 km (62 mi) away), harvest much of their food from the sea, relying heavily on marine animals in the Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area.

[4] The Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area is home to keystone species like the thick-billed murre, black-legged kittiwake, and northern fulmar.

[12] A number of marine animals inhabit the waters of the Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area, such as polar bears, walruses, belugas, narwhals, bowhead whales, and seals.

[13] Nirjutiqavvik glaciers and ice sheets are vulnerable to melting and contributing to the rising sea level, compromising the habitat of the species in the area.

[16] Human-induced hazards also threaten the wildlife area, such as commercial fisheries, military activity, mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, research, tourism, and marine transport.