However, to preserve and protect the rock as well as the birds that seek refuge on its heights, in 1985 the Quebec government declared Percé Rock and nearby Bonaventure Island bird sanctuaries.
Kuid et hoida ja kaitsta kaljut ja sellelt pelgupaika otsivaid linde, kuulutas Quebeci valitsus Percé kalju ja lähedalasuva Bonaventure’i saare aastal 1985 linnukaitsealaks.