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Sensitive Wildlife Areas

The Taku River Tlingit recognize that some species and habitats are particularly sensitive, and require special consideration for habitat management and conservation. They have specifically identified sensitive wildlife areas to help emphasize the need for special consideration

of the identified wildlife and habitats associated with these areas. A brief description of these ge Diivide Drraaiinage vide iivveerr D Sensitive Wildlife Areas (SWA) follows, and the map provides an initial identification of uu RR TTaakk potential areas where these values should be considered in planning and management. Juneau Refinement of the location and extent of these areas are recommended, based upon more fine- scale analyses of the species and habitats.

Salmon Watershed SWA SHESLAY RIVER Maintenance of healthy and intact watersheds is essential to the long-term maintenance of WHITING salmonid populations. There are several watersheds within the Territory that are fortunate in supporting wild run salmon populations. These include the Taku and Whiting River watersheds, RIVER as well as Teslin, Jennings, Gladys, and Swift River watersheds.

Wetland Habitat SWA Wetlands provide critical resources to many wildlife and plant species, as well as providing critical ecosystem services. Wetlands, and many of the species and processes

N dependent upon them, are sensitive to disturbance; loss of even small wetlands can have a " 0 '

0 profound impact upon the local ecology. ° 8 5 Thinhorn Sheep SWA Thinhorn sheep within the Territory are a species of special concern, due to reported declines in populations and population productivity (based on TIEK and local interviews). Because of the isolated nature of the current distribution of sheep population, each of these populations is highly vulnerable to additional impacts. Additionally, until population numbers Arctic and productivity are recovered, it is unlikely that these isolated populations are connected through Ocean immigration and emigration; thus recolonization of historic habitats or natural immigration into small populations is unlikely. We have identified Thinhorn Sheep SWA areas based upon Tlingit and local ecological knowledge of the current extent of the sheep populations within the Anchorage C(! Territory. The identified areas are those that at least two interviewees identified as supporting N

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BC 5 Woodland Caribou Winter Habitat SWA Canada Admiralty Island Admiralty Island e Based upon existing literature, Tlingit and local ecological knowledge, northern Calgary Victoria C(! C(! woodland caribou rely upon mature lodgepole haNbiatatttisio anda allssociated forests that support Ottawa C(! Monumentt Boston abundant terrestrial lichen. These critical winter habitats are potentially limiting to the caribou of C(! Chicago the Territory and recovery of these habitats after severe disturbance literally could take hundreds C(! niitted States of years. Additionally, caribou within these habitats during the winter are particularly vulnerable LoUUs Anngeles C(! Pacific to disturbance and displacement, as well as increased mortality due to either direct (hunting) or Atlantic Ocean indirect (other predation) anthropogenic access. It has been shown in other areas that woodland Ocean caribou mortality is significantly higher near existing access route (e.g., road, snowmobile route). B r i This mortality is due to the increased use of these easy travel routes by wolves and other itt ii Mexico City s C(! predators (potentially including humans). h

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Map Key

Prince Rupert Taku River Tlingit territory C(! Atlin-Taku planning area Sensitive Wildlife Areas Taku River drainage divide O Brriittiish Collumbiia Thinhorn sheep SWA Protected areas Kms 0 2.5 5 10 Pacific Allberrtta

Salmon Watersheds SWA Roads Projection: BC Albers equal area conic Ocean Datum: North American Datum of 1983 Wetland Habitat SWA Paved or main roads Data sources: TRTFN, BC WLAP, GeoGratis Edmonton C(! Woodland Caribou Winter Habitat SWA Gravel or secondary roads Unimproved roads Salmon distribution areas Rivers Vancouver

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