Caribou Mountains Wildland Park

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name = Caribou Mountains Wildland Park
iucn_category = Ib

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caption = Location of "Caribou Mountains Wildland Park" in Alberta
locator_x = 132
locator_y = 31
location = Alberta, Canada
nearest_city = Fort Smith, Fort Vermilion
lat_degrees = 59
lat_minutes = 19
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 114
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds =
long_direction = W
area = 5,910 km²
established = 2001
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visitation_year =
governing_body = Alberta Community Development

Caribou Mountains Wildland Park is a large wilderness area in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Caribou Mountains, immediately west of Wood Buffalo National Park in a remote backcounrty area. The closest community in Alberta is Fort Vermilion.

It was established by the Alberta Government in 2001 under the "Special Places program" by Order-in-Council 308/2001. [ [http://issues.albertawilderness.ca/CM/caribou_mountains.htm Alberta Wilderness Association] - Caribou Mountains] At 5900 km², it is the largest provincial protected area (the nearby Wood Buffalo National Park is managed by the federal government).

Conservation

The park protects fragile wetland that offers nesting grounds for a variety of bird species and core habitat of the threatened woodland caribou herd. [ [http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=386 Alberta Community Development] - Caribou Mountains Wildland Park] A small number of wood buffalo is also present in the south-eastern part of the park. The Caribou Mountains reach an elevation of 1,030 m, almost 700 m higher than the surrounding area, and have a unique environment.

The park is located in the hydrographic basin of the Great Slave Lake and that of the Peace River. Yates River, Whitesand River, Buffalo River, Wentzel River, Wentzel Lake and Margaret Lake are found in the park area.

ee also

*List of Alberta provincial parks
*List of Canadian provincial parks
*List of National Parks of Canada

References

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