Expansion of Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park contributes to the largest protected area of boreal forest in the world

A recent expansion of northern Alberta’s Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park adjacent to Birch River Wildland Provincial Park and Wood Buffalo National Park significantly increases what already was the largest continuous protected area of boreal forest in the world. The 152,000 hectare expansion includes critical habitat for woodland caribou and wood bison.

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