Other Conservation Areas

Nisutlin River / Yukon Government Photo

Nisutlin River Delta National Wildlife Area

The Nisutlin River Delta National Wildlife Area was established in 1998 in accordance with the Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement. The Delta is a major waterfowl staging area on the Pacific flyway, attracting up to 2,000 Trumpeter and Tundra Swans, 2,000 Canada Geese and 6,000 ducks each year in addition to hundreds of shorebirds on migration. Over 150 species of birds have been recorded in the area.

The delta is also a rich food source for fish and important habitat for moose and many fur-bearing animals. The area is managed under a plan developed jointly by the Teslin Renewable Resources Council, the Teslin Tlingit Council, Yukon government and Canadian Wildlife Service.

National Wildlife Areas are established and managed by Environment Canada under the Canadian Wildlife Act.

Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary

Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary was initially created in 1942 when an area of approximately 26,000 square kilometres was set aside with the intention of creating a national park. Thirty years later, approximately 22,000 square kilometres of the area became Kluane National Park Reserve.

The Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary includes three areas: the Klutlan Glacier and Burwash Uplands area to the north, the Jarvis River area just northwest of Haines Junction, and the Tatshenshini River area to the south. These areas of the wildlife sanctuary still provide a refuge for wildlife from licensed hunters.

Wildlife Sanctuaries are designated under the Yukon Wildlife Act.