Chaplin Lake and its surrounding shore are part of the Chaplin Lake (SK 033) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada. The Chaplin Lake IBA covers an area  encompassing the lake and its shoreline. Up to about 30 different species of shore birds, totalling about 100,000 individuals, visit the lake and the IBA site each year.
Chaplin Lake and its shoreline are part of a protected bird sanctuary in Canada, known as the Chaplin Lake (SK 033) Important Bird Area (IBA). This area attracts a variety of shore birds, with around 100,000 individuals from about 30 species visiting each year.