Thaydene Nene National Park (proposed)

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Thaydene Nene National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Thaydene Nene National Park
Thaydene Nene National Park
Location of Thaydene Nene in Canada
Location  Northwest Territories
 Canada
Nearest city Yellowknife
Coordinates 62°30′N 111°00′W / 62.500°N 111.000°W / 62.500; -111.000 (Thaydene Nene National Park)Coordinates: 62°30′N 111°00′W / 62.500°N 111.000°W / 62.500; -111.000 (Thaydene Nene National Park)
Area 33,000 km2 (12,700 sq mi)
Established November 21, 2007
Governing body Parks Canada

Thaydene Nene National Park (from Dene, meaning land of our ancestors;[1] also East Arm of Great Slave Lake) is a proposed national park located on the northern edge of the boreal forest in the Northwest Territories, Canada.[2] It covers an area of approximately 33,000 square kilometres (12,741 sq mi).

The area is subject to an interim land withdrawal until 2012, by which "no new mining claims or oil and gas rights will be issued for the area".[3] However, existing industrial and commercial activities will be allowed to continue, as will the construction of any facility associated with Talstom Dam.[3] Designation as a national park would prevent the expansion of uranium and diamond mines located just north of the park's boundaries,[2] and protects caribou and pelt animals such as "lynx, wolf, red fox, wolverine, martin, moose and black bear".[1] It features red granite cliffs, as well as "a spectacular array of peninsulas, canyons and waterfalls as the forests give way to northern tundra".[4] Various migratory bird species also stage and nest in the area, including ducks and songbirds.[5]

History[edit]

Utsingi Point

Consideration for the creation a national park in the region was withdrawn in 1970 under the Territorial Lands Act, but in 2001 the Lutsel K’e (previously Snowdrift) Dene First Nations band re-considered the proposal.[6] Consultations for a feasibility study proceeded from 2002 to 2004, which drew the inclusion of the Métis Nation in the process.[7] By 2005, the Lutsel K’e produced a Band Council Resolution "supporting consideration of a national park as part of a broader protection initiative for their traditional territory",[8] in cooperation with other Akaitcho First Nations. In 2006, the Environment Minister Rona Ambrose signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lutsel K’e which expanded the area for consideration for the national park.[9][10] Originally expected to be designated in 2009,[11] the approval was fast-tracked by the federal government, which allocated $3 million for a final feasibility study for the areas to be protected by the national park, and a further 62,000 square kilometres (23,938 sq mi) of adjacent land.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Nature Canada Applauds Federal Government’s Renewed Commitment to National Park System". Nature Canada. 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  2. ^ a b Gandhi, Unnati (2007-11-21). "NWT to get new national park". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  3. ^ a b "N.W.T.'s Ramparts gain interim protection". CBC News. 2001-11-15. Retrieved 2001-11-22. 
  4. ^ Martin, Don (2007-11-21). "Harper earns green stripes by protecting vast areas of northern land". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  5. ^ "The Pew Charitable Trusts applauds Canadian Boreal Forest protection". Boreal Songbird Initiative. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  6. ^ "State of Protected Heritage Areas 2001 Report". Parks Canada. 2001. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  7. ^ "State of Protected Heritage Areas 2003 Report". Parks Canada. 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  8. ^ "STATE OF PROTECTED HERITAGE AREAS for the period ending March 31, 2005". Parks Canada. 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  9. ^ "WWF-Canada Supports Dene Initiatives and Ambrose’s Announcements for Protection in the Mackenzie Watershed". World Wildlife Fund. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2007-11-21. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Canadian Boreal Initiative applauds agreement for a new northern National Park between Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and Parks Canada". Canada Newswire. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  11. ^ "Ottawa, Dene agree to create vast national park". CBC News. 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  12. ^ "Ottawa moves to protect forest, tundra". Canadian Press. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 

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